downers

noun

plural of downer
as in downs
something (as a situation or event) that is depressing that story of drug addiction was a real downer

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  1. downs
  2. bores
Noun
  • The Connecticut Sun, willing to be patient with any ups and downs, has been investing in young players like former UConn center/forward Olivia Nelson-Ododa, acquiring her in a trade in January 2023.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The showrunner and cast reflect on Jackie and Cole’s next chapter as a couple, their ups and eventual downs and resolving the love triangle with Alex.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of downs
Noun
  • Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.
    — MIchelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.
    — Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Definition of bores
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“Downers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downers. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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