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as in slumps
a period of decreased economic activity
the country is just coming out of a recession, so expect to see fewer layoffs and more new jobs in the coming year
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as in withdrawals
an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable
a retiring CEO making a gradual recession from the daily rigors of running a major corporation
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Recent Examples of recessions
This includes both 2000 and 2007, when bubbles bursting coincided with painful recessions.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
The United States is adept enough at handling the labor-market damage caused by recessions.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Created in the 1950s, the number typically rises during good economic times and bottoms out during recessions.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
The sell-off in the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) has been arguably one of the most severe in the software sector’s history outside of major recessions or crashes like 2008 and 2022.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Our business has experienced recessions, booms and everything in between.
—Raymond Gallagher, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
The results are bad recessions and suffering by most of the population.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Typically, deficits expand in recessions because of lower tax revenues and additional spending on unemployment benefits.
—Raghuram Rajan, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
Profits on routes between smaller airports can be modest, and demand can disappear quickly during recessions or when costs of fuel or labor rise and airlines increase ticket prices or adjust service.
—Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
The United States is adept enough at handling the labor-market damage caused by recessions.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Created in the 1950s, the number typically rises during good economic times and bottoms out during recessions.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
The sell-off in the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) has been arguably one of the most severe in the software sector’s history outside of major recessions or crashes like 2008 and 2022.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Our business has experienced recessions, booms and everything in between.
—Raymond Gallagher, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
The results are bad recessions and suffering by most of the population.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Typically, deficits expand in recessions because of lower tax revenues and additional spending on unemployment benefits.
—Raghuram Rajan, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
Profits on routes between smaller airports can be modest, and demand can disappear quickly during recessions or when costs of fuel or labor rise and airlines increase ticket prices or adjust service.
—Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recessions
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Players move around, get injured, and go through slumps.—
Mia Sato,
The Verge,
1 Mar. 2026
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Teams go through shooting slumps in college basketball.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2026
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There were also fraudulent withdrawals on the victim's bank accounts for car insurance companies, electronic companies and jewelry companies totaling more than $17,000, the DA's office said.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Private credit funds were already suffering withdrawals as artificial intelligence disruption fears mounted.—
Edward Harrison,
Bloomberg,
4 Mar. 2026
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In Aidarov’s spiral, bodily imprints from hundreds of thousands of migrant workers layer upon one another, the faint depressions of exhausted sleep compressed into a monument that cannot move.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Unexpectedly, these nodules were not concentrated near central fractures as predicted, but scattered along ridge walls and depressions, offering new insight on how water and minerals interacted across the Martian terrain.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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The number of mushers jostling to be the first to Nome has varied over the years, but the retirements of many longtime mushers and the high cost of supplies, such as dog food, have kept the fields small this decade.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The district will be asking for volunteers to consider early retirements, Cassellius said, though there aren't any new incentives for doing so.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Andrew has moved to a property on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, while Sarah’s whereabouts are unknown—although she has been rumored to be everywhere from the French Alps to the United Arab Emirates to wellness retreats in both Switzerland and Ireland.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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Before the Bride elbows her way into his life, Frank, ever so lonely, retreats into the world of movies.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Recessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recessions. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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