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Recent Examples of downward
Renaud Foucart, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
The retail price of marijuana in Michigan has been on a downward trend.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
Spoon your frosting into the cone and gently squeeze downward through the open tip.
—Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Even Africa, still with a rate slightly above four, is following the same downward trajectory.
—Renaud Foucart, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
The retail price of marijuana in Michigan has been on a downward trend.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Adverb
These three fears have all trended downward by two to three percentage points since last year, according to the survey.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
Spoon your frosting into the cone and gently squeeze downward through the open tip.
—Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downward
Adjective
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No racist stereotypes, no demeaning facial expressions, no bowed heads, and no broken bodies from the old Hollywood.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The composer also added synths to his orchestral score, as well as bowed metal, where a violin bow is rubbed against metal instruments like a cowbell or a Vibraphone, for when Roz has a particularly intense feeling.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The ultimate letdown came in the eighth inning, when the Phillies — down 5-3 — loaded the bases against Tyler Glasnow to coax Alex Vesia from the Dodgers bullpen.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Shooter down, horror continues Within about three minutes, officers ― one from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, then one from Grand Blanc Township ― arrived on the scene.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This was highlighted by the fact that Psyche’s April 2024 message – beamed from a distance of 225 million kilometers – reached Earth at a lowered 25 megabits per second.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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Most commonly that’s expressed as a shrinking number of cable viewers and the lowered subscription and ad revenue that comes with it.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Downward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downward. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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