as in easy
involving minimal difficulty or effort
the project should be all downhill after this problem is fixed
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as in dip
a downward slope
most runners will have their best splits on the downhills
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Recent Examples of downhill
Kate Pitts, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
The festival features short track, enduro and downhill mountain bike races.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
While Pakistan is widely known among mountaineers for peaks like K2, Nanga Parbat and Broad Peak, its relatively untapped ski terrain creates a rare opportunity for exclusive downhill experiences.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
One very steep but short uphill and downhill.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The downhill knee-crunch, the backpack-lower back train wreck, the way your neck feels like a wire cable after carrying a load all day, and every flavor of sore and achy feet are real.
—Kate Pitts, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
The festival features short track, enduro and downhill mountain bike races.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
Sanders took the approach of a speedy downhill runner compared to Jordan’s meandering style and also caught a short pass from Maiava and ran it in 74 yards for a touchdown and returned punts for USC in the second quarter.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
While Pakistan is widely known among mountaineers for peaks like K2, Nanga Parbat and Broad Peak, its relatively untapped ski terrain creates a rare opportunity for exclusive downhill experiences.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Adverb
However, there are others who certainly seem to be on the hot seat that Finebaum believes could very well lose their job if things continue to go downhill.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
One very steep but short uphill and downhill.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downhill
Adjective
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Its low ride height makes for easy entry and exit, while a small footprint makes parking a breeze.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Doing so will also make organizing the fridge an easier task once you’re done.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Nashville’s lockout from the major categories year after year (aside from an outlier like Beyonce’s one-time genre dip) is bound to stir discussion going forward.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Think of this as the matured version of the Kool-Aid dip-dye technique.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Cincinnati charged back from a 31-10 second-quarter deficit, down 44-38 with about 90 seconds left.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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After an incompletion on third down, McCashland’s 25-yard field goal attempt was no good, hitting the right upright with 17 seconds remaining in the half.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The TikTok-beloved Dyson Supersonic is designed to protect hair from extreme heat damage and frizz while leaving locks extra smooth and shiny.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
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The hatch handles well and has a smooth ride quality.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Tania Willard, an artist of Secwépemc descent known for her work centering Indigenous basketry, has been named the winner of the 2025 Sobey Art Award.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Nov. 2025
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While the upper stage reached orbit in the debut, the booster itself was lost during the descent.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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After losses in four of their last five games, the trajectory of the Cleveland Browns are trending downward heading into a Week 10 game against the New York Jets.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Nasdaq 100 futures were pointing downward, premarket, after the index lost 2% yesterday in a massive, global selloff of tech stocks.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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According to Bruce Blair, a former Air Force launch officer and nuclear policy expert, between 1962 and the mid-1970s the most powerful digits on the globe were simple – eight zeros.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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That something as simple as a COVID vaccine might improve survival in cancer patients receiving standard immunotherapy has taken oncologists by surprise — in a good way.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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However, the league is looking to its next steps to after the 2025 season saw a 5% decline in game attendance, according to Sports Business Journal.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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But their party went into swift decline during the Cold War that began in the late 1940s and barely exists today.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Downhill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downhill. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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