ratchet (down)

variants also rachet (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratchet (down)
Verb
  • One 2024 study of 1,247 adults from 91 countries by the University of Southampton and Bath found that, after a month of practicing mindfulness for 10 minutes daily, participants reported reduced depression, improved wellbeing, and decreased anxiety.
    Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
  • But between 2001 and 2024, the county’s population increased by about 560,000 people, while the daily booking average decreased by about 27%, even including the recent rise.
    Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • And so my part was always diminished in his presence.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 2 Feb. 2025
  • However, as time progresses, intimacy can diminish, leading to a sense of disconnection.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • As their military budgets shrank over the decades, European countries relied heavily on the United States for security, trusting in the NATO pledge that an attack on one member will be treated as an attack on all.
    Josh Holder, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
  • In the early 20th century, Black farmers owned 16 millions acres of land; today that number has shrunk to roughly a million.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Prices peaked at $4.82 a dozen then before falling by more than half, to $2.04 a dozen, the following summer, as the outbreaks ebbed.
    Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The chaos of the cathedral ebbed away quite suddenly.
    Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The Courier Journal reached out to the major bourbon distillers to discuss tariffs, but all declined to comment or never responded.
    Olivia Evans, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Martin declined to comment when contacted by Newsweek through email on Thursday.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The longest length tapers off mid-calf on a five-foot-ten model and is slightly longer than 45 inches in length.
    Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
  • In the Los Angeles-area, the rain that has triggered flooding and mudslides since the weekend mostly tapered off by Monday afternoon.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Ratchet (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratchet%20%28down%29. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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