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Recent Examples of downer
At some point Crockett looks at me ruefully and apologizes for being such a downer.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
The week was generally a downer, especially for tech.
—Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
That said, the tally for Fantastic Four is largely considered a box office downer after the MCU title dropped 66 percent on its second weekend and another 60 percent in its third.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
The top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 are occupied largely by downers.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
The week was generally a downer, especially for tech.
—Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
That said, the tally for Fantastic Four is largely considered a box office downer after the MCU title dropped 66 percent on its second weekend and another 60 percent in its third.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
The top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 are occupied largely by downers.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downer
Noun
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Unfortunate accidents or something more sinister?—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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The couple also performed as part of Garcia’s side project, the Jerry Garcia Band, from 1976-1978 and formed their own side project, The Ghosts (later the Heart of Gold Band); Keith Godchaux, 32, died from injuries in a car accident in July 1980 shortly after the couple’s first concert together.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The result was a hybrid that survived fungal inoculation and bore nuts around 1962.—
Eric J. Wallace,
Outside,
24 Oct. 2025
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Experts said the Louvre robbery bore many of the hallmarks of these crimes, including getting away on motorbikes, entering the property in broad daylight and using brute force.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Guests using these lanes will be subject to a light pat-down or hand wand, as well as an inspection of the mobility device.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The shut-down resulted in the loss of 8,347 jobs.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This is kind of a bummer since Thunderbolt 5 is three years old as a standard.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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That must have been a real bummer since you guys had so much momentum.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Downer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downer. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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