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adjective

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Recent Examples of downscale
Verb
The red-walled first gallery emphasizes naturalistic black-and-white images of everyday life, mostly downscale. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023 The Flying Harpoon is a gloriously downscale venue overlooking a bayou on a side road off Ala. 59 near the beach. al, 27 May 2022
Adjective
The festival has downscaled in recent years, contracting its week-long structure to a five-day frame after the COVID pandemic, with all screenings now housed in the TCL Chinese Theatres. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024 For efficiency, the researchers downscale the output frames from the NES' 256×240 resolution to a much muddier 64×48. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for downscale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downscale
Verb
  • Do not follow large vehicles closely - Large vehicles like trucks or buses can create a spray of water that can reduce your visibility.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2025
  • Studies have shown that matcha can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
    Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 26 July 2025
Adjective
  • Another down-market strategy is tax-loss harvesting.
    Letitia Berbaum, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Microsoft is introducing a pair of new Surface devices today, both aimed slightly down-market from the 11th-generation Surface Pro tablet and 7th-generation Surface Laptop that the company released last spring.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2025
Verb
  • This would decrease in the following months to reach a low of 41 percent in April.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
  • Older people may have decreased appetites or struggle to shop for food and prepare meals.
    Paula Span, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Epstein was born in 1953 to working-class Jewish parents in Brooklyn and grew up in Sea Gate, a working-class neighborhood on Coney Island.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 18 July 2025
  • With stores strategically located near construction hubs in working-class urban and suburban areas, the company’s business model catered to small contractors more than Lowe’s, True Value and Ace Hardware.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Spurred by climate change, Canadian wildfires have increasingly exacerbated poor air quality across Milwaukee and southern Wisconsin.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
  • Of course, poor Michael Landon had passed away way too young.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 23 July 2025

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“Downscale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downscale. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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