as in hopeless
emphasizing or expecting the worst
a downbeat prediction for the company's sales performance in the upcoming year
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Recent Examples of downbeat
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Consumers have felt downbeat about the state of the economy under President Biden, even though official government figures pointed to a still-solid economy.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
In order for that to happen, there must be a more meaningful resurgence in initial public offerings (IPO) and mergers and acquisitions (M & A) after more than two downbeat years for both dealmaking markets.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
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The central character, George (Elliott Heffernan), is a 9-year-old boy with a downbeat, sly-eyed look who, early on, joins the more than 500,000 children who are being evacuated from London.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Consumers have felt downbeat about the state of the economy under President Biden, even though official government figures pointed to a still-solid economy.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
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Jim dismissed concerns around the company’s AI prospects after recent downbeat headlines about Microsoft’s virtual assistant Copilot.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
In order for that to happen, there must be a more meaningful resurgence in initial public offerings (IPO) and mergers and acquisitions (M & A) after more than two downbeat years for both dealmaking markets.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downbeat
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Anyone trying to stand in the technology’s way is as hopeless as the manual weavers who resisted the mechanical looms in the early 19th century.Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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Gen Zers have been described as hopeless, creative, weird, intelligent, and more.John Rau, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Since the fourth generation was unveiled in 2016, annual sales have remained a mystery, a wicked downturn one year, a surprising surge in sales the next year.James Raia, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Hill/Decision Desk HQ’s polling average also shows a downturn for the Democratic nominee.Tara Suter, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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Even at our most politically cynical, Americans would probably not want to have a king.Jack Butler, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
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Crystal’s Harry is a divorced lawyer with a cynical side that was based in part on Reiner, now 77, while Ryan’s Sally was based in part on Ephron.Victoria Edel, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Gibbs said Taco Bell led the industry in the third quarter in value perception among all fast-food consumers, helping its sales even during an industrywide slowdown.Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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When Is the Earliest the 2024 Election Can Be Called? Election Day has previously morphed into election week in 2020 with an influx of mail-in and early ballots due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing major slowdowns in vote counting and reporting election results.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, in the country’s struggling manufacturing sector, businesses were less pessimistic about the future but viewed their current situation as markedly worse, noting a lack of new orders.Jenni Reid, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Voters are pessimistic about the economy and the country Overall, voters remain pessimistic about the state of the economy and the general direction of the country.Steve Peoples, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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Just as the proliferation of blood relatives was a powerful stimulant for growth during the era of China’s economic upswing, the rapid evaporation of these same networks may serve as an economic depressant and help cause a downswing.Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2021
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Inflation reached its highest level in 40 years in 2022, though it’s been on the downswing since and sits at 2.9%, as of the July 2024 report.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024
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Some recipients responded to the texts with anger and others with a sense of humor, but many agree that the messages seem to be a bleak foreshadowing.Char Adams, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The stock's fate hinges on the 2024 presidential election results, with potential appreciation if Trump wins, but a bleak outlook if Kamala Harris prevails.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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One point that is worth highlighting is that this very centralization and integration can ultimately lead to stagnation if not carefully balanced with the innovative ethos that has powered crypto forward to date.Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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While upright, the Tower represents sudden, often chaotic transformation, but the warning is about the dangers of stagnation and holding on too tightly to the old when in reverse.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Downbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downbeat. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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