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Recent Examples of downswing
The New York Jets enter the 2025-26 NFL season on the downswing and in need of more help, especially on the offensive end.
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Seth Quinn, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 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
Whisky always overshoots on the upswing and undershoots on the downswing.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Seth Quinn, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 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
Whisky always overshoots on the upswing and undershoots on the downswing.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downswing
Noun
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That downturn means lower revenue from distribution and advertising.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2025
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The quarterly rebalanced mix of large-, mid-, and small-cap RV Portfolio stocks offered a responsive strategy to capitalize on favorable market conditions while minimizing losses during market downturns, as detailed in RV Portfolio performance metrics.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Top-line revenue growth also accelerated slightly quarter-over-quarter, even though analysts were expecting a slowdown there.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Higher speeds allow more devices to connect at once without slowdowns.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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The early 2020s likely marked the end of a decades-long yield downtrend, especially amid rising U.S. debt.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Economic divergence Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg, sees the dollar resuming its downtrend by early 2026 at the latest because of the relative trend growth differential between the U.S. and the euro zone looking ahead.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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“Downswing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downswing. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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