ratchets (down)

variants also rachets (down)
present tense third-person singular of ratchet (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratchets (down)
Verb
  • Team productivity decreases across the board, and worse, disengagement becomes infectious.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Every moment that data remains static in a system diminishes its accuracy and significance.
    Bill Waid, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the images progress, the left pupil shrinks to a narrow black speck while the right eye remains normally dilated, giving the feline an unmistakably lopsided expression.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • As the number of humanities students shrinks, the proportion of those who come from the upper 1% is rising fast.
    Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But as children become adults, their involvement in athletics typically tapers off — opting to watch sports games from the couch rather than participating in them.
    Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling rebuked a Northwest Side alderman who expressed skepticism this week about Chicago’s year-over-year crime declines as the city girds itself ahead of a possible deployment of National Guard troops.
    Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Creativity declines because there is no space for deep thinking.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Ratchets (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratchets%20%28down%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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