as in downturn
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Recent Examples of downslide
Mercurial Monday Stocks started the week in a downslide, with the S&P 500 (SPX) falling nearly 4% after the open.
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
Now begins the downslide.
—Matthew Soderberg, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2021
After nearly a decade of war, the country is crumbling under the weight of years-long Western sanctions, government corruption and infighting, a pandemic and an economic downslide made worse by the financial crisis in Lebanon, Syria’s main link with the outside world.
—Time, 12 June 2020
That downslide came on the heels of a more than 60% decline Thursday.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2023
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
Now begins the downslide.
—Matthew Soderberg, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2021
After nearly a decade of war, the country is crumbling under the weight of years-long Western sanctions, government corruption and infighting, a pandemic and an economic downslide made worse by the financial crisis in Lebanon, Syria’s main link with the outside world.
—Time, 12 June 2020
That downslide came on the heels of a more than 60% decline Thursday.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downslide
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While an economic downturn is not necessarily a near-term inevitability, uncertainty alone is cause enough for investors to rebalance their portfolios, and gold can be an ideal addition for those who are especially risk-averse.Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Coho and especially Chinook salmon stocks spiked this year in Vancouver Island and its inlets, according to the Pacific Salmon Foundation, after years of downturn.Jules Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024
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Mitch Marner’s tying goal was called back for being offside and the team needed to go back to the drawing board to score as the power play was in another slump.Omar White, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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In the past three years, Sony’s stock (SONY) has started to break out of a decades-long slump.John Towfighi, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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For instance, the decrease in price and even physical size of core elements like batteries, processing chips and bandwidth have allowed for the creation of devices that provide previously unfathomable experiences.Jon Kirchner, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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After 12 weeks of yoga training, questionnaires from the participants showed decreases in tension anxiety, depression, anger-hostility, fatigue, confusion, and somatization.Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 9 Dec. 2024
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Coined as far back as 1854 by Henry David Thoreau in Walden, the idea of mental deterioration from trivial distractions has never been more relevant.Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Tedeschi credits Park Road with heroic work on the Maysles footage, which was delivered to them in various stages of deterioration.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
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Japanese markets have been on a downtrend recently, but the benchmark index Nikkei 225 — which includes the top 225 companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange — is up 14.6% since the start of the year, while the Topix index has advanced 12.2%.Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
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The daily and weekly relative strength price has reversed downtrends to the upside.Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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The company’s revenue fell short of analysts’ estimates from FactSet, hurt by commodity deflation and a decline in core organic sales as the multifamily housing market continues to slow.Pia Singh, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
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The inflation and deflation of the balloon acts as a suctioning force to help draw blood flow out from the heart during its contraction phase.Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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Brooklinen sheets are long-lasting due to their fabric strength, next to no shrinkage and a deluxe look and feel. Give your recipient the gift of an upscale sleep experience every night with Brooklinen sheets.Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Summary Regular daytime napping might help slow down the aging process from natural brain shrinkage.Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 4 Dec. 2024
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That in turn pushes prices lower and causes a further diminution in liquidity supply.Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The same diminution is currently happening to the composition of an opening paragraph with a clear thesis statement.Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Downslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downslide. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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