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Recent Examples of downswing
Many smaller and regional colleges have reported downswings, especially among master’s and doctoral students.
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Collin Binkley, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
Slice of a big pie Years of Golden State home-price gains dull the pain of the recent downswing.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025
With his brother, Josh, Benny has built a career on his fascination with these occasionally surly characters, often men on the downswing.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Sales at Dave & Buster’s have been on the downswing for quite some time, and Lal acknowledged that the trend is continuing this quarter.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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Collin Binkley, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
Slice of a big pie Years of Golden State home-price gains dull the pain of the recent downswing.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025
With his brother, Josh, Benny has built a career on his fascination with these occasionally surly characters, often men on the downswing.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Sales at Dave & Buster’s have been on the downswing for quite some time, and Lal acknowledged that the trend is continuing this quarter.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downswing
Noun
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That marked an unexpected downturn for the labor market as economists had expected an increase in job growth last month.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Every other downturn has been either a single loss — or a slide of three or more.—
Kristian Winfield,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Persistent inflation above the Federal Reserve’s target and the job market slowdown had already prompted worries.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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The school slowdown is made possible by Sammy’s Law, a 2024 law that enables the city to set speed limits on smaller roads lower than the statewide minimum.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Recent history suggests this could be the start of another downtrend if the Knicks don’t stop the bleeding quickly.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Risk management Josh — Target spent most of the last year repairing a long downtrend, but the character of the chart has changed in the last few months.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Downswing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downswing. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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