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Recent Examples of downside The only downside to Crochet’s performance was his continued propensity to give up home runs. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025 The biggest downside to linen is its tendency to wrinkle easily. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025 Chronic striving has its downsides, though. Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025 The downside is that some more quirky, individualistic things probably won’t be made as much. Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for downside
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Noun
  • But Target is at a disadvantage trying to compete in shipping online orders with Amazon – the behemoth of the trade – and Walmart, which jumped out to a big lead over Target as Amazon’s biggest shipping competitor.
    Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But families who cannot afford to hire an attorney could find themselves at a disadvantage when disagreements arise over services that cost districts more money, Russell said.
    Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The cars' real handicaps were a lack of liquid cooling for the battery packs.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The parking area is handicap accessible, as well as the free tram service from the lot to the festival grounds.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But, these benefits come with some drawbacks too, such as its relatively lower energy density.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The controller works fine, but has its drawbacks when players want to pick certain aspects of a crowded screen.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Downside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downside. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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