as in easy
involving minimal difficulty or effort
the project should be all downhill after this problem is fixed
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as in dip
a downward slope
most runners will have their best splits on the downhills
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Recent Examples of downhill
Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 July 2024
Up north, in Alaska, the Alyeska Resort (No. 14) opened an outdoor Nordic spa that complements the downhill skiing that’s synonymous with the area.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
R29 Team, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Thanks to metal edging and an enhanced rocker on this nimble ski, the downhill was a blast, too.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
John Meyer, The Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2024
Lucky to be alive and watchful when the ground split open, lucky to be near enough to feel the heat and smell the gas, lucky to see the viscous lava slop slowly downhill like honey from a spoon—even lucky, perhaps, to feel so humbled and afraid.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The downhill park has hosted UCI World Cup events, so even top mountain bikers can find a challenge, but the 40-trail package also contains plenty of green-level berms and rollers (lift tickets from $45).
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 July 2024
Up north, in Alaska, the Alyeska Resort (No. 14) opened an outdoor Nordic spa that complements the downhill skiing that’s synonymous with the area.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Noun
When my maternal grandma died, my brother and I each got a set of downhill skis — that was a big deal for us.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Thanks to metal edging and an enhanced rocker on this nimble ski, the downhill was a blast, too.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
Adverb
Beaver Creek, which has been hosting men’s Olympic-level alpine World Cup downhill, super-G and giant slalom racing the weekend after Thanksgiving since the late 1990s, is adding women’s races this year.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2024
Lucky to be alive and watchful when the ground split open, lucky to be near enough to feel the heat and smell the gas, lucky to see the viscous lava slop slowly downhill like honey from a spoon—even lucky, perhaps, to feel so humbled and afraid.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downhill
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But because pressured waterfowl aren’t easy to fool, hunters have been trying to perfect the art of decoy deception to swing the odds in their favor.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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To make this easier, appointments are not required.Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Use it for everything from creaming butter and sugar to making creamy dips to whipping egg whites into meringues.Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
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French onion soup and dip mix: This is an easy way to add extra flavor to the pot roast mixture.Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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On cold days, its extra length and 650-fill-power down feel like a warm hug.Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The Broncos navigated their final drive beautifully, bled the clock all the way down and didn’t give it back to Mahomes.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Returning from larger stomping grounds to run one of the state’s most diverse cities is not always the smoothest transition, political experts have said.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Trump thanked President Joe Biden for a smooth transition of power during their White House meeting.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Harris is the first Black woman and first woman of South Asian descent to be a major party's presidential nominee.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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And there’s the historical significance of the candidates themselves: Harris, 60, would be the first woman and the first person of South Asian descent to serve as U.S. President.TIME Staff, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since Harris hit a post-debate peak, her margin’s been drifting downward again.Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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During Trump's first term, freedom of the press in the United States lurched downward, as did trust in media.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Both measures required a simple majority for passage.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Not toward Settembrini’s international republic of letters, and not back toward his simple bourgeois life down in the flatlands.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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So far, London has experienced a bit of a slump in the luxury real estate market in 2024 with a decline in high-end deals.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Shares in Hugo Boss closed 4.3% lower after the company posted a better-than-expected operating profit in the third quarter but flagged declines in the Asia-Pacific region linked to weakness in China.Karen Gilchrist,Sophie Kiderlin,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Downhill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downhill. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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