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Recent Examples of downswing
Even at 37 years old, on the downswing of his career — and even coming back from chronic inflammatory response syndrome and symptoms of long COVID — this is a job Toews might succeed in.
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Everyone knows the main culprit for this downswing: an offensive line that sprung holes, especially on the edge.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Other sectors on the downswing: Professional and business services, down 3,900; retail, down 2,000; financial activities, down 1,300; information, down 1,100, and construction, down 600.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Everyone knows the main culprit for this downswing: an offensive line that sprung holes, especially on the edge.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Other sectors on the downswing: Professional and business services, down 3,900; retail, down 2,000; financial activities, down 1,300; information, down 1,100, and construction, down 600.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downswing
Noun
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Sometimes a market-wide downturn will drag a Best Stock down into the depths with it.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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Outside of health care and social assistance, a sector in which job growth seems to be unaffected by over-all trends, the downturn in hiring extended across large parts of the economy, with fewer than half of all private-sector industries adding jobs last month.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Investors are betting the slowdown will force the Fed’s hand.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Friday report found that employers added just 22,000 jobs the month of August, continuing a slowdown in hiring.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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PepsiCo shares meanwhile bucked the downtrend after activist firm Elliott Investment Management took a stake in the soda maker.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
3 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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“Downswing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downswing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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