downslide

noun

down·​slide ˈdau̇n-ˌslīd How to pronounce downslide (audio)
: a downward movement

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Careers go up and down, and mine was on a bit of a downslide at that point. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 July 2024 This time, the downslide affected more than just the big tech names as nine out of 10 Dow categories and 10 out of 11 S&P 500 sectors saw losses. Michele Luhn, CNBC, 19 July 2024 On the Line stars Gibson as Elvis Cooney, a veteran overnight radio shock jock whose being urged by management to change his ways since his career is on the downslide. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024 From there, it’s been a downslide every year other than the 2021 ceremony, which managed to score 7.83 million viewers, 1.4 million higher than 2020’s ceremony. Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for downslide 

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of downslide was in 1889

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“Downslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downslide. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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