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Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
How investors see that jagged downward red line is a litmus test of their economic worldview.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
17 June 2026
Owen Poindexter,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Unlike most doorbells that only show faces, this one adds a second downward-facing camera to monitor package drop-offs.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2026
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Adjective
So buffering right field in a real way takes on greater importance for a Phillies team whose window is sliding downward.
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Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
How investors see that jagged downward red line is a litmus test of their economic worldview.
—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
17 June 2026
Adverb
There is the aforementioned slower swing, and his xwOBA has been trending downward recently.
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Owen Poindexter,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Unlike most doorbells that only show faces, this one adds a second downward-facing camera to monitor package drop-offs.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
16 June 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.
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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.
Adverb
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The Peptide-132 Hair Bond Repair Treatment uses a proprietary peptide complex, along with keratin, collagen, and amino acids, to repair damage, smooth frizz, and strengthen dry or overprocessed strands without weighing hair down.
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Regulators continue to focus on runway safety, and FAA data shows there were 1,636 runway incursions in fiscal year 2025, down from 1,758 in 2024 and 1,760 in 2023.
Adjective
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The beat comes on lowered expectations, after the company gave disappointing guidance in February that fell short of analyst estimates.
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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.
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“Downward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downward. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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