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PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2025
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) expects these downward trends in public school enrollment to continue.
—Aaron Garth Smith, Orange County Register, 25 Jan. 2025
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2025
Swan spirals rapidly downward, toward the deep, dark waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
—Howard Blum, airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
So while both drones can stay steady when flying close to the ground (a benefit of the downward sensors), only the Flip brakes and stops in place when an obstacle is obscuring its path forward.
—PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2025
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) expects these downward trends in public school enrollment to continue.
—Aaron Garth Smith, Orange County Register, 25 Jan. 2025
Adverb
The Jayhawks may be entering Tuesday’s game trending downward, yet on Saturday prior to the Utah game were projected as a 4-seed and the 15th best team overall in the NCAA’s early bracketology.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2025
Swan spirals rapidly downward, toward the deep, dark waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
—Howard Blum, airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Downward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downward. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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