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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Eufy Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal The Omni C20 is the ultimate adulting flex, featuring 7,000 Pa suction and a Mop Master system that scrubs floors with downward pressure.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026
Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
This idea differs sharply from earlier models based on ‘iron snow’ convection, where solid iron particles crystallize inside an already-existing liquid core and fall downward like metallic snowfall.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
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Adjective
Even as rents trend slightly downward, with market growth, the overall cost of living continues to rise.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Eufy Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal The Omni C20 is the ultimate adulting flex, featuring 7,000 Pa suction and a Mop Master system that scrubs floors with downward pressure.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026
Adverb
Higher yields also tend to push downward on prices for stocks and other kinds of investments.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
This idea differs sharply from earlier models based on ‘iron snow’ convection, where solid iron particles crystallize inside an already-existing liquid core and fall downward like metallic snowfall.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downward
Adjective
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With bowed heads, friends and classmates wrapped their arms around each other.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead of your standard dress shoes, Styles finished the look with a perfect pair of minty-green ballet flats with bowed laces.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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But with Ben White down injured after 26 minutes and forced off, Arsenal’s season depended on Arteta and his gut feelings again.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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China Bar, one level down, also prepares craft cocktails with the same views and occasional live music.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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For video, the Avata 360 supports a standard color profile with the same naturally vibrant tones as its JPGs, or a 10-bit flat D-Log M profile with lowered contrast and saturation.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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Dethleffs had to be particularly creative with the toilet room, walling off a private space separate from the remainder of the open floor plan that fits in below the lowered roof.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Downward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downward. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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