as in slump
a situation in which something (such as business or economic activity) decreases or becomes worse
—usually singular
an economic downturn There's been a downturn in the housing market.
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Recent Examples of downturn
The CEOs of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley stoked those fears on Tuesday, warning that investors should brace for a market downturn in coming years.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
And with Dior impacted by the luxury downturn and global turmoil as of late, Anderson will be charged with blending his conceptual and clean design codes with the Dior DNA to give the megabrand a boost.
—Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
There’s an overwhelming feeling among industry leaders and everyday consumers alike that the resale market is in an overall downturn.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
That era saw $7B of outside investment flow into Colorado through special districts that performed well through one of the worst economic downturns since the Great Depression.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2025
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
And with Dior impacted by the luxury downturn and global turmoil as of late, Anderson will be charged with blending his conceptual and clean design codes with the Dior DNA to give the megabrand a boost.
—Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
There’s an overwhelming feeling among industry leaders and everyday consumers alike that the resale market is in an overall downturn.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
That era saw $7B of outside investment flow into Colorado through special districts that performed well through one of the worst economic downturns since the Great Depression.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downturn
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That was the case even if the extent of their subsequent slump — four consecutive Premier League defeats, six losses out of seven in all competitions — surprised everybody.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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After improvements in passenger totals in 2021, 2022, and 2023, San Jose and Oakland both began to suffer slumps in 2024 and the weakening pattern has lingered well into 2025, a review of official airport statistics shows.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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In September, the decline in China’s factory-gate prices, a gauge of deflation, extended into the 36th straight month, though the drop has narrowed following Beijing’s attempt in recent months to rein in price competition in certain sectors.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Rather than forcing lopsided trade deals on allies and friends, Washington would do better to organize a common message to Chinese leaders that a business model that fuels deflation at home and anger abroad is untenable.—
Christopher Smart,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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Heart rate decreases during stretching, which could signify the body entering a calm state.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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According to Nexstar, overall Q3 ad sales stood at $476 million, a decrease of $146 million from the third-quarter of 2024.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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He was put on another inhibitor, this time a MEK inhibitor, to aid in tumor shrinkage.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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People taking the twice-daily pill also had slower brain shrinkage — particularly in the hippocampus, which controls memory and thinking, the atrophy was about 18% less than those taking the placebo.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The factors behind the falloff are multifaceted and several are systemic in nature.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the gains among older women are nowhere near enough to counter the sharp falloff in younger generations.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The downtrend that extended from the March highs was just broken in late September — something has changed.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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January 2026 is estimated to reverse the downtrend of the previous months, although cargo declines will still reach 16.1 percent year over year to 1.87 million TEUs.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the early witnesses to Tongan culture were the agents of its disruption and diminution.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Maryland has a diminution credit system in which some inmates can earn a reduction in their sentence.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
2 Sep. 2025
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Waymo touts its safety record, citing company research saying that compared to a human driver, Waymo vehicles reported a 91% reduction in serious injury crashes, 79% fewer airbag deployments and 80% fewer injury-causing collisions.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Climate scientists have repeatedly warned that a substantial reduction in fossil fuel use will be necessary to curb global heating, with the burning of coal, oil and gas identified as the chief driver of the climate crisis.—
Sam Meredith,Dan Murphy,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Downturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downturn. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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