downtrend

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Recent Examples of downtrend But starting in July, BX began a short-term downtrend formed by a parallel channel of lower highs and lower lows. David Keller, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025 Supply and demand are coming back into balance in the airline industry, meaning airfares are shooting higher again after an extended downtrend. Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025 The technical outlook turned positive on April 24th (line a) as the NDX 100 Advance/Decline line moved above its downtrend, line a, and its WMA. Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 The decline in North Dakota’s sage grouse population dates back as far as the 1950s, Kolar says, but the downtrend worsened in 2006 or 2007, when West Nile virus was confirmed in the species. Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for downtrend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtrend
Noun
  • Retail sales, industrial production, and investment levels were all below analysts’ expectations in August, while a real estate downturn intensified.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • That $21 million profit amounts to less than a 1% net margin—barely a cushion if circumstances take a downturn.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fikry is recently widowed, and bookstore sales are in a slump.
    Susan Coll September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • However, shortstop Francisco Lindor, whose second-half slump certainly has been a big part of the problem, expressed faith in his club despite another drubbing at the hand of the Phillies on Wednesday night.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Although there is deep sadness and anger over Charlies’ death, now is not the time for deflation.
    Letters to the Editor, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Adek Berry | Afp | Getty Images China's consumer prices fell more than expected in August while deflation in wholesale prices persisted, as calls mounted for Beijing to ramp up measures to bolster sluggish domestic demand and cushion weakening exports growth.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The first monthly jobs report released since McEntarfer’s ousting, the June jobs report, which initially reported a gain of 147,000 jobs, has now been revised downward to just 14,000 jobs in the July revision and now an absolute decrease of 13,000 jobs in the August revision.
    Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This results in a 67% optimization in rack space, a 66% reduction in power consumption, 58% annual OpEx savings, and a 69% decrease in initial investment costs.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the film, Pussycat encounters Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), a stuntman for Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), a Hollywood star whose career is on the downslide.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
  • Snow White’s opening weekend box office projections have been on a downslide for the past month.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Shea butter and hyaluronic acid join coconut and Kalahari melon oils to add a surge of strand-softening hydration, minimizing shrinkage in the process.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Linen and silk sheets are often made a little bit large to accommodate for some shrinkage.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Entertainers and other public figures have joined the calls for a collective lowering of the temperature in the wake of the shooting.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Tebboune also shared a message to his Facebook page, as the country's leader announced a day-long national mourning beginning Friday evening, involving the lowering of the national flag.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Between the diminution of the room and the presence of the attendees, and the ability to interact with objects in a 3D space, the result is one of being there in the same moment, engaging with the same things.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • There are many worthwhile ways to write about the arts, but her sniping at reviews suggests a faux expansion that would actually be a grave diminution.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 July 2025

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“Downtrend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtrend. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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