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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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The researchers believe their findings could eventually help not only soldiers but also civilians suffering from severe muscle trauma due to car accidents, sports injuries, or natural disasters.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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These incidents are most often natural, resulting from heart attacks or medical emergencies, but more rarely can be the result of accidents, suicide or violence.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 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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Working for a massive company can come with its own ups and downs.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Nov. 2025
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Because the Vikings found themselves in suboptimal downs and distances, and because the Ravens snatched the lead early in the third quarter, the Vikings found themselves in the wrong game script, again having to come from behind.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
11 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 12 Nov. 2025.
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