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Recent Examples of downward
Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Public confidence in the agency had been on a downward trend since the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
Another way to protect bees from moisture issues is to install bee hotels at a slightly downward-facing angle.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Oil prices are higher this morning as traders fear the seizure could re-escalate tensions in the Middle East, putting downward pressure on stock futures.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Public confidence in the agency had been on a downward trend since the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
Other non-disabled males mostly bit downward onto an opponent’s neck, while Bruce mostly engaged in forward thrusts and targeted the back, head, wings, and legs of his opponents.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
Another way to protect bees from moisture issues is to install bee hotels at a slightly downward-facing angle.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 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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It can easily be dressed up or down with the right bottoms and accessories, like a denim skirt or leggings with sandals to complete your look for any occasion.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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Climate fund dry powder stood at $90 billion in this year’s first quarter, down from a $112 billion peak in the same period last year, according to a new Sightline Climate report.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
21 Apr. 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 26 Apr. 2026.
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