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
  • There are several reasons why markets in the state are experiencing such a downturn.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • This spring, Russia’s manufacturing sector, an industry that also includes defense enterprises, suffered its steepest downturn in close to three years, dropping 2 points from February to March.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • The ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which has run Japan with just two brief gaps since 1955, is very skilled at pinning economic slowdowns on the BOJ.
    William Pesek, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • This was proof to Wall Street that concerns about a slowdown in AI spend were overblown.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The rally has yet to reverse cyclical downtrends in crude oil prices and energy sector benchmarks, but reversals are made more likely in the coming weeks by a meaningful shift in momentum.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 16 June 2025
  • Vivid suspended giving guidance for the rest of the year last month, a move that extended a long downtrend in its shares.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 12 June 2025

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“Downswing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downswing. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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