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Recent Examples of downward
Charna Flam, People.com, 16 July 2025
In the past few years, the city of Chicago has begun to reverse a downward population trend, with its population increasing in both 2023 and 2024.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
The rental market is trending downward, especially in Central Florida around Orlando, Rojas said.
—Sarah Moreno
july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
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Adjective
Shepard, 50, posted an Instagram photo of Bell, 44, posing in a downward dog position wearing only a pair of bright blue knee-high socks in the backyard.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 16 July 2025
In the past few years, the city of Chicago has begun to reverse a downward population trend, with its population increasing in both 2023 and 2024.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Adverb
This works by applying friction to the back wheel equal to the amount of pressure applied downward.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
The rental market is trending downward, especially in Central Florida around Orlando, Rojas said.
—Sarah Moreno
july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 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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Here, the odds of the postseason dropped a full three percentage points, to 95.9% (though that’s with a 92.5% chance of a division title and a 52.4% chance of a bye, down from 73.7% last week).—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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That percentage is also very similar to 2023 and down slightly from the 100.1% of mid-2022, reflecting the red-hot market of 2020-mid-2022 in which buyers were fiercely competing for homes, often asking over asking price.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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“Downward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downward. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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