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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downswings
Noun
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Economic downturns such as the Panic of 1873 and the Great Depression disproportionately affected the working class, immigrant neighborhoods, sparking unemployment and the dissolution of families.—
Annie Polland,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025 -
Management at Paramount Global, eager to win FCC approval for a sale to Skydance Media while grappling with downturns in its traditional business, agreed to pay $16 million to settle the matter.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid continue to be distributed, though there can be slowdowns.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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But in the last shutdown, there were reports of slowdowns as some controllers and agents did not show up for work at times.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Downswings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downswings. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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