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downgrade

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verb

downgrade

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adverb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of downgrade
Noun
The world faces the possibility of a consumption downgrade, and China is no exception. Russell Flannery, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 And, in the wake of the destructive wildfires, ratings agencies have put the city on a negative credit watch, signaling the potential for a downgrade. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
Antetokounmpo was listed as probable but was downgraded earlier this morning due to a non-COVID illness. William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025 Two rating agencies downgraded the city’s credit in January — the first downgrades in a decade. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for downgrade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downgrade
Noun
  • Roads and bridges are designed with strict weight limits for a reason: excessive loads accelerate structural deterioration, leading to costly repairs and safety hazards.
    Ydanis Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In addition to this, using excessive water or harsh chemical cleaners can then lead to moisture accumulation around window seals, which can potentially cause mould growth or deterioration of the frame around the windows.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That’s how Breezy Johnson described having recently won the women’s downhill event and the women’s team combined at the FIS Alpine World Skiing Championships in Saalbach, Austria.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Sandra Whyte scores on an empty-netter with eight seconds left to give the United States a 3-1 victory over Canada. 2010 — Americans Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso finish 1-2 in the downhill at the Vancouver Olympics.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Three top officials at the agency have been demoted as a result.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Last week, Martin demoted several top prosecutors in Jan. 6 lawsuits, including the leads on the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers cases.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The venue renovations have significantly increased hospitality and premium offerings with new pubs, clubs, restaurants and seating, while reducing the number of suites from 70 to 40.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Or has your life together reduced him to, as in your letter, a list of maddening attributes?
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Though deal counts in women's digital health have trended downward since a 2021 peak, the average deal size has become larger, per a new PitchBook report.
    Natalie Breymeyer, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The fluff layer’s poor thermal conductivity also means that heat has a hard time propagating downward into the lunar regolith.
    Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Some believe that the back-and-forth movement on tariffs, associated stock market volatility, and marked declines in consumer confidence have set the stage for a significant economic downturn in America's future.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • In Florida, nearly all 67 counties saw a decline in childhood immunizations among kindergartners since COVID came in 2020, state data shows.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The straight [classic beef] French dip and the potato salad are my one-two punch.
    Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Nostalgia in movies like this should be a warm throwback, not a reason to think of more entertaining dips into the same genre pool.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Service degradation caused in some attacks has lasted multiple days, with some remaining ongoing as of the time this post went live.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Bristol Myers Squibb is leveraging AI and machine learning to advance protein degradation science.
    Tina Chakrabarty, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025

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“Downgrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downgrade. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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