as in deceleration
a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something
there are promising indications of a turnaround in the prolonged economic downshift
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Recent Examples of downshift
Hours after suggesting his lineup required a downshift, Dave Roberts wanted to clarify something.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
There was an abrupt downshift in her tone, her words a shove.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
The figures also closely track a downshift in economic growth, which has fallen by about half over the first six months of 2025 compared to last year.
—Tom Saler, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
How the government interprets slowing job gains When job growth slows, BLS in its first estimate mistakenly attributes the downshift to changes in seasonal trends, Goldman Sachs said.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
There was an abrupt downshift in her tone, her words a shove.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
The figures also closely track a downshift in economic growth, which has fallen by about half over the first six months of 2025 compared to last year.
—Tom Saler, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
How the government interprets slowing job gains When job growth slows, BLS in its first estimate mistakenly attributes the downshift to changes in seasonal trends, Goldman Sachs said.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downshift
Noun
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Analysts expect a deceleration in late 2025 or 2026, though guidance keeps rising.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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After successful deceleration and landing burns, B1083 softly touched down on SpaceX's A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean about six minutes later.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Paluel faced similar power declines in 2016 when a steam generator weighing more than 450 tons collapsed while being moved, causing the plant to be shut down before coming back online a year later.—
Theo Burman
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The world is also facing exponential declines in biodiversity, primarily among insects.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sabalenka, who has the much greater variety of the two players, started to bring the drop shot into play.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, costly mistakes — a Miles Sanders red zone fumble in the third quarter and three drops from CeeDee Lamb in the fourth quarter — gave the Eagles a slim 24-20 victory.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This saves energy and minimizes the need for braking.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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There's 40 percent more regenerative braking than BMW's current powertrains.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Investors are betting the slowdown will force the Fed’s hand.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Friday report found that employers added just 22,000 jobs the month of August, continuing a slowdown in hiring.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Everrati's left pedal operates pads on discs in the normal fashion, but the motors also give powerful regenerative retardation when the accelerator is lifted.—
Mike Duff,
Car and Driver,
18 June 2021
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The policy of retardation of submarine technology ended right after the beginning of the Anglo-German naval race (marked by the German Naval Laws of 1898 and 1900).—
chicagotribune.com,
chicagotribune.com,
28 July 2017
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Mired in a terrible second-half slump, the center fielder went 2-for-3 with two sacrifice flies after not starting Tuesday and Wednesday and an off day Thursday.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Meghan Markle's cooking show failed to make the top 10 on Netflix, and PR experts told Newsweek that the slump will likely rule out a third season.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Downshift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downshift. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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