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
Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2025
Even heavy overnight snowfall couldn’t endanger the downhill race on March 22; after working through the night to clear snow and a brief delay the morning of the race, the operations team had the course ready to go.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Girdwood, known as Alaska's skiing capital, is home to Alyeska Resort, a popular destination for downhill skiing and snowboarding with breathtaking views of Turnagain Arm.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
On the other hand, those who prefer cruising, going downhill or just riding a longboard will want larger wheels with a more square design.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The trail management organization — a collaboration between the city of Boise, Ada County, Boise National Forest, Bureau of Land Management and other Foothills landowners — and city said Thursday that construction will begin on a downhill mountain biking trail near Hulls Gulch Reserve in mid-April.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2025
Even heavy overnight snowfall couldn’t endanger the downhill race on March 22; after working through the night to clear snow and a brief delay the morning of the race, the operations team had the course ready to go.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
Saturday’s World Cup finals downhill race was called off due to windy conditions, and Macuga took a DNF in Sunday’s Super-G—another career first.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Girdwood, known as Alaska's skiing capital, is home to Alyeska Resort, a popular destination for downhill skiing and snowboarding with breathtaking views of Turnagain Arm.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Adverb
This month, après-ski parties of this unruly sort are taking over the slopes across North America to celebrate downhill skiing’s legendary pond skim.
—Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
On the other hand, those who prefer cruising, going downhill or just riding a longboard will want larger wheels with a more square design.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downhill
Adjective
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Although small businesses are the easiest to target, this issue also affects the marketing industry as a whole.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The four categories are all color-coded to show their difficulty, with yellow being the easiest then green, blue and purple.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But immediately after that, a dip in Yahoo stock led its leader at the time, Terry Semel, to ask for a price adjustment.—
Steven Levy,
Wired News,
25 Apr. 2025
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The recent dip in crude prices, largely driven by temporary market jitters over President Donald Trump’s America First trade strategy, has energy analysts wringing their hands.—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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That’s down five basis points from the fourth quarter of 2024 thanks to improving loss trends.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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That was down from 39% in 2013, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.—
Jeremy Cox,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Antioxidant-rich extracts from green tea and ginseng nourish, while lactic acid works in tandem to offer gentle exfoliation for a smoother texture.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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Once chocolate is melted, mix in the pumpkin puree until the mixture is smooth and creamy without any streaks of pumpkin.—
Jennifer Shanker,
Flow Space,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Goldstein launched The Second Best Night of Your Life tour in 2023, now a 63-minute descent into his mind available for home viewing.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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It’s been a stunning descent for Combs, who became a billionaire after building a business empire that encompassed a record label and media properties, a clothing line, restaurants and liquor brands.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Draw a line from those two stars downward (north) and one encounters Polaris.—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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These showed that a chunk was missing from the bottom of Earth’s crust beneath the volcanoes: For some reason, the bottom of the crust became heavy and dripped downward from the top part, leaving a gap.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Murder victim's family has been 'counting down the minutes' until South Carolina execution Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Even something as simple as hanging your own art on the walls or sharing a project online will work.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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But its sales in the Greater China region, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, fell slightly to $16 billion, about a 2% decline from the previous year.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Trump blames Biden for 0.3% decline in GDP 02:44 The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
1 May 2025
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“Downhill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downhill. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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