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Recent Examples of downward
Jay Woods, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
While break-ins such as these are upsetting, the LAPD says property crimes have been on a downward trend.
—Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Sean Conlon,sarah Min,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Measles symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes, and a flat red rash that usually begins on the face then spreads downward, health officials say.
—Katie Houlis, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
On downward gaps price accelerated lower and the trend followed in the same direction.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
While break-ins such as these are upsetting, the LAPD says property crimes have been on a downward trend.
—Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
But there are some warning signs that traders should be cautious of signaling volatility ahead, even if not another move downward.
—Sean Conlon,sarah Min,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Measles symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes, and a flat red rash that usually begins on the face then spreads downward, health officials say.
—Katie Houlis, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downward
Adjective
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With bowed heads, friends and classmates wrapped their arms around each other.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead of your standard dress shoes, Styles finished the look with a perfect pair of minty-green ballet flats with bowed laces.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Charlotte’s growing Catholic presence Nationally, religious service attendance is down.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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The loss equaled 5 cents per share, down from a profit of 13 cents per share a year ago.—
Dylan Sherman,
Arkansas Online,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For video, the Avata 360 supports a standard color profile with the same naturally vibrant tones as its JPGs, or a 10-bit flat D-Log M profile with lowered contrast and saturation.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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Dethleffs had to be particularly creative with the toilet room, walling off a private space separate from the remainder of the open floor plan that fits in below the lowered roof.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Downward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downward. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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