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Recent Examples of downslide
Snow White’s opening weekend box office projections have been on a downslide for the past month.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Data released by the NBS on Friday showed new home prices in China remained unchanged between November and December 2024—putting a stop to a downslide that has been going on since June 2023.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Careers go up and down, and mine was on a bit of a downslide at that point.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 July 2024
This time, the downslide affected more than just the big tech names as nine out of 10 Dow categories and 10 out of 11 S&P 500 sectors saw losses.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 19 July 2024
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Data released by the NBS on Friday showed new home prices in China remained unchanged between November and December 2024—putting a stop to a downslide that has been going on since June 2023.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Careers go up and down, and mine was on a bit of a downslide at that point.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 July 2024
This time, the downslide affected more than just the big tech names as nine out of 10 Dow categories and 10 out of 11 S&P 500 sectors saw losses.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downslide
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History shows that when levels of stock ownership are at record highs, the risk of a downturn and the potential for below-average returns increases, according to Rob Anderson, US sector strategist at Ned Davis Research.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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This marks a significant downturn in right-wing incidents, which have long accounted for the bulk of domestic terrorism in the country.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Industry experts say economic challenges have also contributed to the recent slump.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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It's been a tale of two dramatic streaks, with Detroit going through a slump while Cleveland surges.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Trends observed include increases in hot extremes and extreme single-day precipitation events, declines in cold extremes, regional shifts in annual precipitation, warming of the Earth's oceans, a decrease in ocean pH, rising sea levels, and an increase in wildfire severity.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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But as Idzik elaborated on Thursday, the decrease in play is a product of situational football — and far from a result of Renfrow’s play.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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Presbyopia is the gradual deterioration of your eyes' ability to focus on close objects.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Three others who died after release due to health deterioration caused by prison conditions.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Robinhood also bucked the downtrend after regulators approved amendments that would replace a controversial but long-held minimum equity rule for active day traders.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Supply and demand are coming back into balance in the airline industry, meaning airfares are shooting higher again after an extended downtrend.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Often, consumers can recoup their losses, Merchant Risk Council CEO Julie Fergerson said, with companies facing both lost revenue and a potential deflation of customer confidence.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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In another sign of sluggish domestic demand, China’s consumer prices fell more than expected last month while deflation in wholesale prices persisted for nearly three years.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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The loss of many units affiliated with the Latter-day Saints and conservative Christian churches was part of a broader shrinkage experienced by the Boy Scouts, which served more than 4 million boys in the 1970s.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Not bench-him-now levels, but there has been some shrinkage.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
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Between the diminution of the room and the presence of the attendees, and the ability to interact with objects in a 3D space, the result is one of being there in the same moment, engaging with the same things.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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There are many worthwhile ways to write about the arts, but her sniping at reviews suggests a faux expansion that would actually be a grave diminution.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
24 July 2025
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“Downslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downslide. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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