variants
or step downs
also stepdowns
as in drops
the amount by which something is lessened
took a huge step-down in income when she switched from a law career to one in social work
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Recent Examples of step-downs
Recent Bureau of Labor Statistics revisions show a sharp slowdown in payroll growth in the second quarter of 2025, with the biggest step-downs in low-wage industries such as retail, wholesale, leisure, and hospitality.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for step-downs
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Relief and health workers say these other methods of delivering food in Gaza, including the GHF sites and aid pallet drops from planes, are dehumanizing and inaccessible for many Palestinians, and expose them to injury or death.—
Soph Warnes,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Among wide receivers with at least 60 routes run, Diggs ranks first in the NFL in receptions per target, nabbing 87 percent of the balls thrown his way without any drops.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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General Motors fell 3% despite EV sales doubling from 2024, Ford rose 2% and Stellantis surged 14% as sales rose after eight quarters of declines.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Further, persistent energy shortages in Cuba have led to steep declines in agricultural and industrial production.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Union attorneys argue the OMB overstepped its legal authority, asserting that federal law does not permit reductions in force during a lapse in appropriations.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Grand Pioneer is projected to achieve annual fuel and emissions reductions of between 10 and 12 percent on average.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Too Early As temperatures drop and daylight decreases, grass slows its above-ground growth (the roots continue to grow vigorously in the lingering warm soil).—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 2025
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Phia also reported 500,000 people now use its app and browser extension, which launched in April, to calculate items' resale value, condense product details and track price decreases for billions of fashion pieces, including millions of secondhand items.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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With Sandals Ocho Rios, Sandals Dunn’s River, and Sandals Royal Plantation, the highlight is a catamaran cruise that ends with the island’s most famous falls.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Sep. 2025
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Among those over 85, the cohort at highest risk, death rates from falls jumped to 339 per 100,000 in 2023, from 92 per 100,000 in 1990.—
Paula Span,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Step-downs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step-downs. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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