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1
as in darkened
covered over by clouds
the lowering sky made us think twice about going to the park
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2
as in stern
harsh and threatening in manner or appearance
we chose our next words carefully, mindful of the lowering expression on his face
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as in throwing
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
workmen slowly lowered the heavy statue into place
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2
as in plunging
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
prices of the new type of televisions lowered considerably as competition and sales increased
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3
as in reducing
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable
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4
as in decreasing
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
the noise of the jet engine lowered as the plane disappeared in the distance
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as in discrediting
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?
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as in sinking
to diminish the price or value of
over time, inflation lowers incomes and savings in terms of actual buying power
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also louring
1
as in darkening
to take on a gloomy or forbidding look
the sky lowered overhead, threatening a fierce thunderstorm
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2
as in scowling
to look with anger or disapproval
the motorist lowered at the jerk who had cut in front of her
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as in decrease
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Recent Examples of lowering
Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
As a result, the lowering of the standards has become a way of life, and that’s THE problem.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Trump’s order requires the lowering of flags at federal buildings.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Entertainers and other public figures have joined the calls for a collective lowering of the temperature in the wake of the shooting.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Tebboune also shared a message to his Facebook page, as the country's leader announced a day-long national mourning beginning Friday evening, involving the lowering of the national flag.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The water authority spent roughly $200 million on a pump station to make those transfers, before the lowering of the water level prevented using it.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The die-off was attributed to both the voracious carp and the annual lowering of water levels by the lake’s owner, FirstLight Energy.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025
Mamdani’s brand of economic populism and laser focus on lowering costs in the astronomically expensive city has generated buzz and excitement.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Almonds Almonds are an easy and healthy snack option that are full of blood pressure-lowering vitamins and minerals.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Will lowering his shoulder into defenders continue to yield openings?
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
By replacing natural gas with the solar and battery system, the oil company avoids 13,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually while also lowering costs, according to the battery startup’s founder and Chief Innovation Officer John O’Donnell.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Stacking draft capital while lowering the cap hit is never a bad idea.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Still, researchers acknowledge that lowering costs alone won't guarantee widespread adoption.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The recommendations comes after West Hollywood began exploring lowering or waiving fees altogether to attract more production and see if volume offsets the loss and a new state tax credit system is poised to bring more work back to California.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025
Mamdani’s brand of economic populism and laser focus on lowering costs in the astronomically expensive city has generated buzz and excitement.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Almonds Almonds are an easy and healthy snack option that are full of blood pressure-lowering vitamins and minerals.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Will lowering his shoulder into defenders continue to yield openings?
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
By replacing natural gas with the solar and battery system, the oil company avoids 13,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually while also lowering costs, according to the battery startup’s founder and Chief Innovation Officer John O’Donnell.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Stacking draft capital while lowering the cap hit is never a bad idea.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Still, researchers acknowledge that lowering costs alone won't guarantee widespread adoption.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The recommendations comes after West Hollywood began exploring lowering or waiving fees altogether to attract more production and see if volume offsets the loss and a new state tax credit system is poised to bring more work back to California.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Most observers are confident that a lowering of interest rates would likely lead to an immediate boost of confidence in an economic environment that remains uncertain.
—Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
As a result, the lowering of the standards has become a way of life, and that’s THE problem.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Trump’s order requires the lowering of flags at federal buildings.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Entertainers and other public figures have joined the calls for a collective lowering of the temperature in the wake of the shooting.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Tebboune also shared a message to his Facebook page, as the country's leader announced a day-long national mourning beginning Friday evening, involving the lowering of the national flag.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The water authority spent roughly $200 million on a pump station to make those transfers, before the lowering of the water level prevented using it.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The die-off was attributed to both the voracious carp and the annual lowering of water levels by the lake’s owner, FirstLight Energy.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Using adjuvants such as aluminum also help make vaccines more efficient by lowering the amount of material needed to produce an immune response, reducing the number of booster shots needed and improving the body’s immune memory of a pathogen.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025
Mamdani’s brand of economic populism and laser focus on lowering costs in the astronomically expensive city has generated buzz and excitement.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Almonds Almonds are an easy and healthy snack option that are full of blood pressure-lowering vitamins and minerals.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Will lowering his shoulder into defenders continue to yield openings?
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
By replacing natural gas with the solar and battery system, the oil company avoids 13,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually while also lowering costs, according to the battery startup’s founder and Chief Innovation Officer John O’Donnell.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Stacking draft capital while lowering the cap hit is never a bad idea.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Still, researchers acknowledge that lowering costs alone won't guarantee widespread adoption.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The recommendations comes after West Hollywood began exploring lowering or waiving fees altogether to attract more production and see if volume offsets the loss and a new state tax credit system is poised to bring more work back to California.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
Using adjuvants such as aluminum also help make vaccines more efficient by lowering the amount of material needed to produce an immune response, reducing the number of booster shots needed and improving the body’s immune memory of a pathogen.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025
Mamdani’s brand of economic populism and laser focus on lowering costs in the astronomically expensive city has generated buzz and excitement.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Almonds Almonds are an easy and healthy snack option that are full of blood pressure-lowering vitamins and minerals.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Will lowering his shoulder into defenders continue to yield openings?
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
By replacing natural gas with the solar and battery system, the oil company avoids 13,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually while also lowering costs, according to the battery startup’s founder and Chief Innovation Officer John O’Donnell.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Stacking draft capital while lowering the cap hit is never a bad idea.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Still, researchers acknowledge that lowering costs alone won't guarantee widespread adoption.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The recommendations comes after West Hollywood began exploring lowering or waiving fees altogether to attract more production and see if volume offsets the loss and a new state tax credit system is poised to bring more work back to California.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowering
Adjective
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At Roland Park, Tupac’s English teacher was a stern woman named Thomasina Porter.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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The short war in Cuba gained the United States the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico; turned the nation into a Pacific power; and created beliefs that America was a stern yet benevolent country tasked by Destiny to enforce peace and bring prosperity to the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One study in British Columbia found that sea star wasting disease led to a 311 percent increase in the population of medium-sized sea urchins and a 30 percent decrease in kelp density over two years.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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The increase in population growth last year drove the neutral rate higher, the decrease in population growth this year is driving it lower, and that means that policy was much looser last year than people thought.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Barebottle won two gold medals for Hella Jalepeño in the chile beer category and Dank Dank Revolution in the juicy or hazy strong pale ale category.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The dramatic liftoff, which was caught on video, sent two huge plumes of exhaust into the hazy sky.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This grim reality evokes a sense of sorrow and powerlessness among women in Paina Bujurg.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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To the right lay the harbor, its narrow entrance guarded by the grim Morro Castle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After one year, participants in all three groups saw reductions not only in their distress but in levels of hemoglobin A1C (a key indicator of blood glucose; higher levels mean worse control).—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Rudolph said the tools, which are mainly used to automate session notes, to autogenerate care plans and to interpret lab results, have resulted in a 65 percent reduction in documentation time.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Laser sunbursts and clouded fade-outs replace traditional abrasion, showcasing Rimaks’s laundry artistry in a low-impact way.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Oct. 2025
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This may be a one-off in an area — AI and the need for the US to win — that’s less clouded by the ideology that drives the president.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Israel then launched its war on the strip, which has been devastated by fierce bombardment and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ground operations.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Plenty of companies offer fully remote work, Frana says, but competition can be fierce for those roles.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Lowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowering. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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