downtrend

noun

Definition of downtrendnext
as in downturn

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Recent Examples of downtrend That is one of the clearest characteristics of an asset transitioning from a downtrend into an uptrend. — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for downtrend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtrend
  1. downturn
  2. slump
  3. deflation
  4. decrease
  5. downslide
  6. shrinkage
  7. lowering
  8. diminution
Noun
  • While investors get paid, the practice of private equity sponsors adding more debt to companies — known as dividend recapitalizations — risks weakening their ability to invest or weather future downturns in trading.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The downturn on Friday came amid concern about whether the AI company Anthropic, soon set to go public, will be able to maintain its revenue momentum, Crisafulli said in a note to investors.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of downturn
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  • When healthy, Ohtani has the ability to break out of even the most dire of slumps with an otherworldly performance, like that three-homer (as a hitter), 10-strikeout (as a pitcher) all-timer.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In other words, even when people and businesses think ahead and act in their own interests, sticky prices can keep the economy stuck in a slump.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of slump
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  • Police say that officers then successfully deployed tire-deflation devices near 11 Mile Road.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Each eruption caused rapid deflation of the summit of Kilauea and was followed by the relatively slow refilling of the Halemaʻumaʻu magma reservoir.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of deflation
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  • Illinois saw a 15 percent uptick in live-action film and TV series shooting in-state but saw spending decrease in the quarter.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The company reported net revenues of $865 million in the second quarter, a year-over-year decrease of about $65 million.
    — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of decrease
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  • Norman Powell has visibly slowed a step this season and has been turning the ball over at an alarming rate and will be on the downslide.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The Mexicans had run a successful World Cup only 16 years prior, while the United States, desperate to give high-level soccer a boost with the North American Soccer League on the downslide.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of downslide
Noun
  • The nonprofit Stand Up for Stand Up posted a detailed breakdown of the data that outlines a 66% shrinkage in the SiriusXM Raw channel roster.
    — Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Some cracks might be harmless, normal shrinkage cracks, but others might indicate a serious structural issue.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of shrinkage
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  • Dangote Industries has yet to respond to enquiries from Semafor on whether the lowering of the minimum investment was a response to underwhelming participation among Kenyan retail investors.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • There was some preemptive dismissive talk about hair length, teen hysteria, the lowering of standards.
    — George Saunders, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of lowering
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  • Goddard’s diminution is part of a broader pivot at NASA as the White House redirects the space agency to put American astronauts on the moon by 2028.
    — Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Around the halfway point of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, Petya Trofimov — eternal grad student, moral purist, and former tutor to the once wealthy family whose diminution sits at the heart of the play — makes a speech.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of diminution

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