downswing

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Recent Examples of downswing His career from there went on the downswing, eventually leading to him retiring in 2024 despite being just 28 years old. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025 Whisky always overshoots on the upswing and undershoots on the downswing. Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 The downswings are still violent, but the outperformance is massive. Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025 The recent downswing comes after six months of progress for the company in terms of stock performance. Seth Joseph, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for downswing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downswing
Noun
  • Unlike fiat currency, gold and silver reserves cannot be printed or expanded to stimulate economic growth during downturns.
    Luciano Duque, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
  • Yet, equity markets are running on hopes of central bank easing and a belief that political leaders will swerve at the last moment, appearing to ignore the risk of a significant economic downturn, according to Bank of America.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • The seeming slowdown in hate speech monitoring comes as antisemitic harassment, vandalism, and assault are on the rise in the United States and globally, the Anti-Defamation League reported, with 2024 deemed a peak year for antisemitism.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
  • Even top producers should expect a slowdown in the first few months.
    Drew Gurley, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Price was making lower lows and lower highs, the moving averages were all sloping downwards, the RSI was consistently below 50, and the relative strength was in a confirmed downtrend.
    David Keller, CNBC, 10 July 2025
  • The median and average unemployment duration climbed back to near pandemic-era highs, with the share of those out of work for 15 weeks or more jumping to 38.3%, from 34.9%, reversing a downtrend over the last six months.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 3 July 2025

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“Downswing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downswing. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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