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downslide

noun

Definition of downslidenext
as in downturn

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Recent Examples of downslide Calipari, meanwhile, was seen as being on the downslide of his career after how things ended in Lexington. — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026 Solar action should start to ease, however, with the 11-year solar cycle finally on the downslide. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025 This downslide amplifies an economic correction in the live space, following a years-long explosion of business post-Covid. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025 Tim Lammers Snow White’s opening weekend projection has been on the downslide for about a month. — Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for downslide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downslide
  1. downturn
  2. slump
  3. decrease
  4. deterioration
  5. downtrend
  6. deflation
  7. shrinkage
  8. diminution
Noun
  • Reached after publication Thursday, Hatten told The Star the economy’s downturn and overall traffic reduction contributed to the shop’s closure.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
  • However, Tangen has warned that those levels of returns will not be sustainable in the case of a market downturn.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of downturn
Noun
  • Thanks to the boom in digital check-outs, commercial markets are seeing a slump.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In the bigger picture, the concern is whether Maye’s four-game playoff slump from last season is carrying over into 2026.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of slump
Noun
  • The results are splendid when the duo is dealing, but when the line comes off the ice, the quality of play decreases.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Twenty years later, Kopple embedded herself in Austin, Minnesota and covered the strike against the Hormel meatpacking plant enacted by 1,500 unionized workers, who had recently shouldered a significant wage decrease and benefit cut.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of decrease
Noun
  • The lull in coverage led to serious deterioration of his condition.
    — Jason Kane, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The film also reflects on how our society views aging, deterioration and death.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of deterioration
Noun
  • That does support being a bit more conservative with your buy until that downtrend is overcome.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of downtrend
Noun
  • Higher energy and food prices pushed inflation up, adding to cost worries in a country that until recently was threatened with deflation.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That means Chinese government bonds, buoyed by deflation and a vast pool of domestic savings, are offering investors a safe-haven asset.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of deflation
Noun
  • Scientists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research reported last week that Mercury’s shrinkage may be 30% greater than previously believed — a loss in diameter of as much as 14 miles.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • The shrinkage could be even more than his team is estimating based on measurements from NASA's Messenger spacecraft in the 2010s.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of shrinkage
Noun
  • Yet the club is understood not to be concerned about the delay driving a diminution in sponsorship values.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Simmons and Democrat Commissioner Roderick Miles said the diminution of polling locations creates unfair voter access.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of diminution

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“Downslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downslide. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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