dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/dow_MW.json

{
  "Downpatrick":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "town in Down district, southeastern Northern Ireland population 8245":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dau\u0307n-\u02c8pa-trik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224802",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Downtonian":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a subdivision of the European Silurian":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Downton , town in Wiltshire, England + English -ian":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dau\u0307n\u2027\u00a6t\u014dn\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111411",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "dowdy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "dapper",
      "dashing",
      "dolled up",
      "sharp",
      "smart",
      "spruce"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dowdy woman":[],
      ": lacking smartness or taste":[
        "a dowdy room"
      ],
      ": not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby":[
        "a dowdy old hat"
      ],
      ": old-fashioned":[
        "a dowdy institution"
      ],
      ": pandowdy":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She played a dowdy old woman in the film.",
      "the dowdy , beat-up furniture at the cheap motel"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1936, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "diminutive of dowd dowdy, from Middle English doude":"Noun",
      "origin unknown":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blowsy",
      "blowzy",
      "frowsy",
      "frowzy",
      "slobbish",
      "slobby",
      "sloppy",
      "sloven",
      "slovenly",
      "unkempt",
      "untidy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165611",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "down":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bowl (down ",
      "drop",
      "fell",
      "floor",
      "knock down",
      "knock over",
      "level",
      "mow (down)",
      "prostrate"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a complete play to advance the ball":[],
      ": a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of -\u00b9/\u2083 and that is one of the constituents of a nucleon":[],
      ": a sheep of any breed originating in the downs of southern England":[],
      ": an instance of putting down someone (such as an opponent in wrestling)":[],
      ": an undulating usually treeless upland with sparse soil":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural sheep grazing on the grassy downs"
      ],
      ": as a down payment":[
        "paid $10 down"
      ],
      ": being on record":[
        "you're down for two tickets"
      ],
      ": completely mastered":[
        "had her lines down",
        "\u2014 often used with pat got the answers down pat"
      ],
      ": consume sense 3":[
        "downing slices of pizza"
      ],
      ": cool sense 7":[
        "a down dude"
      ],
      ": defeat":[
        "down a proposal"
      ],
      ": defeated or trailing an opponent (as in points scored)":[
        "down by two runs"
      ],
      ": descent , depression":[
        "emotional ups and downs",
        "the ups and downs of the business cycle"
      ],
      ": directed or going downward":[
        "attendance is down"
      ],
      ": dislike , grudge":[],
      ": done , finished":[
        "eight down and two to go"
      ],
      ": down (see down entry 1 ) along, around, through, toward, in, into, or on":[
        "fell down the stairs",
        "write down the phone number",
        "down the years",
        "grew up down the block from each other",
        "pacing up and down the room"
      ],
      ": down syndrome":[
        "\u2014 usually used attributively a Down baby"
      ],
      ": downer":[],
      ": experiencing misfortune and especially financial distress":[],
      ": from a past time":[
        "stories passed down by word of mouth"
      ],
      ": having a low opinion of or dislike for":[
        "The coach has been down on him lately."
      ],
      ": in a direction that is the opposite of up: such as":[],
      ": in or into the stomach":[
        "can't keep food down"
      ],
      ": into defeat":[
        "voted the motion down"
      ],
      ": lower in price":[],
      ": not being in play because of wholly stopped progress or because the officials stop the play":[
        "The ball was down ."
      ],
      ": not operating or able to function":[
        "The computer is down ."
      ],
      ": on paper":[
        "put down what he says"
      ],
      ": one of a series of four attempts in American football or three attempts in Canadian football to advance the ball 10 yards":[
        "caught the ball on third down"
      ],
      ": out":[
        "two down in the top of the third inning"
      ],
      ": perfectly , completely":[
        "that suits me down to the ground"
      ],
      ": reduced or low in activity, frequency, or intensity":[
        "a down economy"
      ],
      ": sick":[
        "down with flu"
      ],
      ": something soft and fluffy like down":[
        "a trace of down on his cheeks"
      ],
      ": southward":[
        "traveled down to South Africa"
      ],
      ": to a concentrated state":[
        "got the report down to three pages"
      ],
      ": to a lesser degree, level, or rate":[
        "cool down tensions",
        "Try to calm down ."
      ],
      ": to a lying or sitting position":[
        "Please sit down ."
      ],
      ": to cause (a ball) to be out of play":[
        "downed the ball at the five-yard line"
      ],
      ": to cause to fall by or as if by shooting : bring down sense 1":[
        "downed the enemy helicopter"
      ],
      ": to cause to go or come down (see down entry 1 ) : such as":[],
      ": to go down":[],
      ": to or in a lower or worse condition or status":[
        "held down by her lack of education"
      ],
      ": to or in a state of less activity or prominence":[
        "scaled down our plans"
      ],
      ": to or toward a lower position in a series":[
        "seems to be far down on their agenda",
        "moved down in the pop charts"
      ],
      ": to or toward a point away from the speaker or the speaker's point of reference":[
        "walked down to my neighbor's house"
      ],
      ": toward or in a lower physical position":[
        "Don't look down .",
        "Pull down the blind."
      ],
      ": toward or to the ground, floor, or bottom":[
        "burned the house down",
        "fell down"
      ],
      ": understanding or supportive of something or someone":[
        "\u2014 usually used with with trying to prove that they were down with hip-hop culture \u2014 J. E. White"
      ],
      "district of southeastern Northern Ireland bordering the Irish Sea; established 1974 area 250 square miles (650 square kilometers), population 69,750":[],
      "traditional county of southeastern Northern Ireland":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "The land slopes down to the sea.",
      "She called down to her friends in the street below.",
      "They set the cake down on the table.",
      "Lay down your book for a minute.",
      "We watched the sun go down .",
      "We keep our wine collection down in the basement.",
      "What's going on down there",
      "He fell down and hurt his knee.",
      "Climb down out of that tree!",
      "He knocked him down with one punch.",
      "Preposition",
      "Sweat dripped down her neck.",
      "The children ran down the hill.",
      "She fell down the stairs.",
      "He climbed down the ladder.",
      "He spilled mustard down the front of his shirt.",
      "Her hair hung loosely down her back.",
      "Go down the road and turn left.",
      "We grew up down the block from each other.",
      "The bathroom is halfway down the hall on the right.",
      "His pitches were right down the middle of the plate.",
      "Verb",
      "The storm downed power lines throughout the city.",
      "a large number of downed power lines",
      "They were downing beers and watching the game on TV.",
      "The quarterback downed the ball to stop the clock.",
      "Adjective",
      "The window shades were down .",
      "The candy is down on the bottom shelf.",
      "There was a pile of dirty clothes down on the floor.",
      "She took the down escalator.",
      "These changes should help keep prices down .",
      "Stocks are down again today."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Adjective",
      "1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1987, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Adverb",
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English doun , from Old English d\u016bne , short for ad\u016bne, of d\u016bne , from a- (from of ), of off, from + d\u016bne , dative of d\u016bn hill":"Adverb, Preposition, Verb, Adjective, and Noun",
      "Middle English doun , from Old Norse d\u016bnn":"Noun",
      "Middle English doun hill, from Old English d\u016bn \u2014 see down entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "below",
      "downward",
      "downwards",
      "over"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230906",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "preposition",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "down and dirty":{
    "antonyms":[
      "considered",
      "planned",
      "premeditated",
      "premeditative",
      "prepared",
      "rehearsed"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": bawdy":[
        "down and dirty sexuality"
      ],
      ": made or done hastily : not revised or polished":[
        "a down and dirty solution"
      ],
      ": marked by or given to fierce often unscrupulous competition":[
        "down and dirty campaigning"
      ],
      ": relating to or involved with what is crudely basic and practical":[
        "down and dirty details"
      ],
      ": seedy":[
        "a down and dirty neighborhood"
      ],
      ": unvarnished":[
        "the down and dirty truth"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With Season 1 now completed on HBO Max, Parham spoke to Variety about getting down and dirty as a liberated woman of the \u201870s. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Few songs have distilled the essence of the down and dirty Sunset Strip life more effectively. \u2014 Jon O'brien, Billboard , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "These are often down and dirty wars of tribal fury, where the fighting itself is what matters. \u2014 David D. Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The way James decided to shoot it, which is like a documentary with the camera on the shoulder (of the cameraman) shooting these characters, very immediate, down and dirty , really works. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Gottmik draws her brows sky high on her signature, clown-white face, but her reality TV standards are down and dirty . \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 23 July 2021",
      "The best machine for cleaning upholstery is a spot cleaner, which uses suction and steam to get into even the most down and dirty stains. \u2014 Popular Science , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "In 2020, designing wasn\u2019t about styling or embellishment but about coming up with down and dirty solutions. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 23 Dec. 2020",
      "The cushions will likely get worn down and dirty the fastest. \u2014 Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored , 17 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1959, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ad hoc",
      "ad-lib",
      "extemporaneous",
      "extemporary",
      "extempore",
      "impromptu",
      "improvisational",
      "improvised",
      "off-the-cuff",
      "offhand",
      "offhanded",
      "snap",
      "spur-of-the-moment",
      "unconsidered",
      "unplanned",
      "unpremeditated",
      "unprepared",
      "unrehearsed",
      "unstudied"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221742",
    "type":[
      "adjective or adverb"
    ]
  },
  "down calver":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a down-calving cow":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "down entry 2 + calve + -er":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114127",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "down card":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a card dealt face down in any card game in which certain other cards are dealt face up":[],
      ": a card that is part of a player's hand but is left face down on the table while the other cards are exposed":[],
      ": hole card":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024938",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "down in the mouth":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blissful",
      "buoyant",
      "buoyed",
      "cheerful",
      "cheery",
      "chipper",
      "delighted",
      "glad",
      "gladdened",
      "gladsome",
      "gleeful",
      "happy",
      "joyful",
      "joyous",
      "jubilant",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dejected sense 1":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "after a disastrous date like that, anyone would be down in the mouth"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1649, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "blue",
      "brokenhearted",
      "cast down",
      "crestfallen",
      "dejected",
      "depressed",
      "despondent",
      "disconsolate",
      "doleful",
      "down",
      "downcast",
      "downhearted",
      "droopy",
      "forlorn",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "hangdog",
      "heartbroken",
      "heartsick",
      "heartsore",
      "heavyhearted",
      "inconsolable",
      "joyless",
      "low",
      "low-spirited",
      "melancholic",
      "melancholy",
      "miserable",
      "mournful",
      "sad",
      "saddened",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "unhappy",
      "woebegone",
      "woeful",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033033",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "down payment":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "She made a 10 percent down payment on the car.",
      "We put a down payment on the house.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Four installment payments over 6 weeks starting with a 25% down payment at the time of purchase. \u2014 Katie Wedell, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "For a median-value home today, that's an $86,000 down payment . \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "The previous month, the father had ransacked his savings to make a five-thousand-dollar down payment on a three-bedroom house\u2014a step up from the decrepit rental where the family had lived for five years. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "And that 10% down payment would now require an extra $9,100. \u2014 Ben Carlson, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
      "Proceeds for the scheme were allegedly used by Costanzo to repair his Porsche, purchase airline tickets and make a $50,000 down payment on a condominium. \u2014 Joshua Goodman And Jim Mustain, Orlando Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "The 10% down payment , which Tomo says is typical of its users, is higher than what many first-time buyers look to pay, especially those who take advantage of Federal Housing Administration financing that allows down payments of as low as 3.5%. \u2014 Will Parker And Nate Rattner, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Looking at homes in their original $400,000 budget, their hopeful spend of $20,000 was just a 5% down payment that didn't account for closing fees and other expenses. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 May 2022",
      "The monthly mortgage payment on a typical existing single-family home with a 20% down payment rose to $1,383, which is up $319, or 30%, from one year ago. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1854, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125613",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "down to":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a way that includes even (the smallest or least important part)":[
        "Our work must be accurate down to the last detail.",
        "They knew everything about him down to the cologne he wore."
      ],
      ": to the last person or thing that can be used":[
        "It looks like it's down to you and me.",
        "I'm down to my last dollar."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113043",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "down to size":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185142",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "down to the smallest/last/tiniest detail":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": taking into account even the smallest things":[
        "He planned the party down to the smallest/last/tiniest detail ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052948",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "down(s)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "roadstead in the English Channel along the east coast of Kent, protected by the Goodwin Sands":[],
      "two ranges of hills in southeastern England \u2014 see north downs , south downs":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307nz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031803",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "down-and-out":{
    "antonyms":[
      "mighty",
      "powerful",
      "rugged",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "strong"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": destitute , impoverished":[],
      ": physically weakened or incapacitated":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1894, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u0259n(d)-\u02c8au\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "asthenic",
      "debilitated",
      "delicate",
      "effete",
      "enervated",
      "enfeebled",
      "faint",
      "feeble",
      "frail",
      "infirm",
      "languid",
      "low",
      "prostrate",
      "prostrated",
      "sapped",
      "slight",
      "soft",
      "softened",
      "tender",
      "unsubstantial",
      "wasted",
      "weak",
      "weakened",
      "wimpish",
      "wimpy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190550",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "down-at-heel":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": shabby":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccat-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8h\u0113lz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beat-up",
      "bombed-out",
      "dilapidated",
      "dog-eared",
      "dumpy",
      "grungy",
      "mangy",
      "mean",
      "miserable",
      "moth-eaten",
      "neglected",
      "ratty",
      "run-down",
      "scrubby",
      "scruffy",
      "seedy",
      "shabby",
      "sleazy",
      "tacky",
      "tatterdemalion",
      "tatty",
      "threadbare",
      "timeworn",
      "tumbledown"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174920",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "down-at-heels":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": shabby":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccat-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8h\u0113lz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beat-up",
      "bombed-out",
      "dilapidated",
      "dog-eared",
      "dumpy",
      "grungy",
      "mangy",
      "mean",
      "miserable",
      "moth-eaten",
      "neglected",
      "ratty",
      "run-down",
      "scrubby",
      "scruffy",
      "seedy",
      "shabby",
      "sleazy",
      "tacky",
      "tatterdemalion",
      "tatty",
      "threadbare",
      "timeworn",
      "tumbledown"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171251",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "down-at-the-heel":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": shabby":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccat-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8h\u0113lz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beat-up",
      "bombed-out",
      "dilapidated",
      "dog-eared",
      "dumpy",
      "grungy",
      "mangy",
      "mean",
      "miserable",
      "moth-eaten",
      "neglected",
      "ratty",
      "run-down",
      "scrubby",
      "scruffy",
      "seedy",
      "shabby",
      "sleazy",
      "tacky",
      "tatterdemalion",
      "tatty",
      "threadbare",
      "timeworn",
      "tumbledown"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165539",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "down-at-the-heels":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": shabby":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
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      "1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "adjective"
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      "Middle English dounberen , from doun down + beren to bear, carry":""
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      "Adjective",
      "a downbeat prediction for the company's sales performance in the upcoming year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And at 11:01, the first downbeat of 'Jingle Bells' starts. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "This move emphasized a strong kick on every downbeat , popularizing the four-to-the-floor rhythmic pattern and laying the foundations for early house and techno. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "This is a rare instance of Watts stepping into the spotlight, throwing fills onto the end of nearly every line but never missing the timing of the next downbeat . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "Friz Freleng gave us a highly theatrical Bugs who seemed to exist on a vaudeville stage, always ready at the drop of a downbeat to fly into song and dance. \u2014 Will Friedwald, WSJ , 13 Oct. 2020",
      "These are all part of the remarkably consistent downbeat on radio stations given over to holiday music. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 20 Dec. 2019",
      "Heavy on the downbeats , his reading of that season-opening staple was the only weak link on the orchestra\u2019s unusually lively and engaging opening gala on Saturday night. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2019",
      "Three minutes before downbeat at Unitas\u2019s final rehearsal at the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts earlier this month, the conductor was informed that the entertainment license for the evening had been revoked. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Madonna, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2018",
      "Over a resonant downbeat , Abel Tesfaye makes good use of his signature falsetto. \u2014 Raisa Bruner, Time , 2 Feb. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Economists are downbeat about the prospects for a major revival, however, given the darkening global backdrop and the risk of further Covid outbreaks. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "Wallace's sequel is disturbing in a deeply cerebral way, with a downbeat ending that will knock your socks off. \u2014 Declan Gallagher, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
      "Tuesday's slump follows downbeat headlines from Monday on Wall Street, where the benchmark S&P 500 lost 3.9%, taking it 21.8% below its peak. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "The bank\u2019s downbeat forecast adds to concerns about global weakness. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "The downbeat forecast punctuated a common thread of this earnings season for top tech companies. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "As a result, Republicans in the Walker era were almost uniformly upbeat about how things were going and Democrats were overwhelmingly downbeat . \u2014 Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Rivalries were put aside when the Ukrainian national anthem was played and was applauded by the home fans, who later clapped off the downbeat opposition. \u2014 Rob Harris, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "Chinese internet stocks jumped, after results from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. came in ahead of the market\u2019s downbeat expectations. \u2014 Rebecca Feng, WSJ , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1950, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccb\u0113t"
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      "noun"
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      "There were a lot of downcast faces in the crowd.",
      "her downcast gaze made us realize that she was shy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her hair was cropped just above the shoulder, and her eyes were downcast . \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "The boys shuffled past, eyes downcast , mumbling something about being sorry for her loss. \u2014 Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "As the Marquette men's basketball players trudged to the team's bus inside the CHI Health Center, there were blank looks, downcast stares and frustrated head shakes. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "In the meantime, many Germans are downcast at the prospect of a winter in which cherished holiday traditions may again fall casualty to the coronavirus. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "The labels for the show are on the floor, prompting viewers to take the same downcast stance as the hooded figure. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "In the meantime, many Germans are downcast at the prospect of a winter in which cherished holiday traditions may again fall casualty to the coronavirus. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "Each is a double: two sets of the twelve apostles, in action, flanking Christ, whose eyes are downcast \u2014the rare Warhol protagonist who doesn\u2019t face the viewer. \u2014 Paul Elie, The New Yorker , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "In the meantime, many Germans are downcast at the prospect of a winter in which cherished holiday traditions may again fall casualty to the coronavirus. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1521, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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      ": a coming down : descent : sudden fall : downfall , overthrow":[],
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      "Middle English (Scots) douncome , from Middle English doun down + come action of coming, alteration (influenced by comen to come) of kime , from Old English cyme , from cuman to come":""
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      ": in or into the opposite end of the court (as in basketball)":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dunk, hang, pull yourself up parallel to the floor, swing like a chandelier around in a circle, launching yourself back downcourt . \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 10 July 2018"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "I took some downers to help me sleep.",
      "\u201cHis cat just died.\u201d \u201cOh, that's a real downer .\u201d",
      "Our conversation about death was a bit of a downer .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This can make my time in the outdoors a bit of a bummer or even a real downer . \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "For real, though, nothing is quite such a downer as being wide awake while your face looks as tired as someone who\u2019s been up for 36 hours. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Exasperatingly, the vast majority center on one of three plots: the coming-out story, the in-love-with-my-straight-buddy dead-end romance and the coping-with-AIDS downer . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "Despite the downer sentiment hanging over markets (crypto too is sinking), crude prices are stable, with Brent trading around $100. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The actual series finale walks back that downer , but only a little. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite the dour title, Tobias Fischer\u2019s primer on the concept of biophony is anything but a downer . \u2014 Peter Hemminger, Longreads , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "By one account, Linguanotto accidentally dropped mascarpone in a bowl of sugar and eggs and later, with di Pillo-Campeol, added ladyfingers soaked in espresso for a bit of an upper (many subsequent versions have added rum, for a bit of a downer ). \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The only downer for the Utes will be the absence of freshman Kara Eaker. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170723",
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      "Their downfall was the result of several bad decisions.",
      "Bad decision-making was their downfall .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Formerly Fruit Phone, this brand\u2019s popularity nearly led to its downfall . \u2014 Alex Watt, The New Yorker , 28 May 2022",
      "The killing galvanized the late Mr. Marcos\u2019s adversaries and led to his downfall . \u2014 Feliz Solomon, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "Regardless of her motives, as anyone with access to Google could tell you, those affairs (Ian alleged 88 in total) ultimately lead to her downfall . \u2014 Amber Dowling, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Jenkins believes one such hole in Coinbase Wallet contributed to his downfall . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Ultimately, Motya was besieged and destroyed between 396 and 397 BC, leading to its downfall . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Hopefully, Putin\u2019s hubris will lead to his downfall , Ukraine and its neighbors will remain free, and the world will regain stability. \u2014 Ryan Young, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "But in this 2017 deposition, Holmes may have conceded to a truth that would ultimately lead to her downfall . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "In all versions, collective humanity is responsible for either the downfall or the reconstruction of the planet. \u2014 Deepak Garg, Forbes , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "undoing"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104638",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
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  "downgrade":{
    "antonyms":[
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      "degrade",
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      "Noun",
      "a downgrade in the company's stock prices",
      "a singing career on the downgrade",
      "Verb",
      "The restaurant was downgraded from three to two stars.",
      "She didn't intend to downgrade the importance of her colleague's work.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While announcing the downgrade , Fitch said the developer failed to respond to its request for confirmation of two bond payments that were worth $82.5 million combined and due for payment last month with a 30-day grace period ending on Monday. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "The order follows the downgrade of FedNat\u2019s financial stability rating by ratings firm Demotech a month ago. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
      "Another debt ceiling crisis occurred in 2011, rattling financial markets and prompting Standard & Poor\u2019s to issue the first-ever downgrade of the U.S. government\u2019s credit rating. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "In an investor note this morning, UBS chief economist Paul Donovan called this a doozy of a downgrade . \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "By itself, the downgrade of its trade status won\u2019t have an immediate far-reaching effect on the Russian economy. \u2014 Marcy Gordon, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Last week, the International Monetary Fund said the war and sanctions on Russia were likely to cause a downgrade of its global growth forecasts. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "As Oracle faces the threat of a Moody\u2019s downgrade of its debt ratings, perhaps this is not the ideal time to buy Oracle stock. \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Utah\u2019s admitted downgrade at the position would be offset by adding a 3-and-D forward to the mix. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The weaker-than-expected retail sales in May and a downward revision to April spending prompted some economists to downgrade their expectations for economic growth in the second quarter. \u2014 Harriet Torry, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "The head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday that the war helped push the organization to downgrade economic forecasts for 143 countries. \u2014 Adam Schreck, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "These new numbers make the International Monetary Fund (IMF) more likely to further downgrade India\u2019s GDP from an earlier estimate of 8.2% in April. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 1 June 2022",
      "Spoelstra said Butler seemed a little bit off, so trainers evaluated the situation and made the decision at halftime to downgrade him for the remainder of the game. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
      "As the March 27 Oscar ceremony looms, conversation has centered on the Academy\u2019s decision to downgrade eight categories, their Twitter contest for fan favorites and their vaccination double-standard for attendees. \u2014 Tim Gray, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said, in remarks suggesting that such actions could cause Seoul to reconsider its decision to downgrade the threat level of its neighbor. \u2014 Fortune , 30 July 2019",
      "Rates on trucking\u2019s spot market are sliding and analysts have started to downgrade companies in the sector as truckers prepare to report first-quarter earnings in a market that is signaling growing economic uncertainty. \u2014 Lydia O\u2019neal, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Yet every time Cancelo plays well, the same complaints are aired, as if the move happened in a vacuum and the Juve hierarchy decided to downgrade at right-back on purpose and with no other factors coming into play. \u2014 Adam Digby, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Like a downhearted Jacques Tati, comedy comes less from jokes than from people behaving in sad-but-relatable ways. \u2014 Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica , 16 Feb. 2020"
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      "The service has gone downhill under the new owner.",
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      "The first part of the movie was pretty good, but after that it was all downhill .",
      "His career has been all downhill in recent years.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "And Sunday, his agony extended further when his 14-foot downhill birdie putt on the 18th hole skipped just past the lip of the cup. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "But Scheffler\u2019s tee shot on the short, downhill par-3 11th hole flew over the green into a hazard. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 18 June 2022",
      "The crypto market had been chugging downhill since May 4, which perfectly coincides with the Fed\u2019s half-point rate hike. \u2014 Dan Runkevicius, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "As in a full hybrid, an electric motor can move the relatively small and light A3, Audi's entry level model, at low speeds or when coasting on flat roads or downhill . \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "Banner Elk is sandwiched between the South\u2019s two largest ski resorts, Beech Mountain and Sugar Mountain, both of which transform their slopes into a wealth of hiking and downhill mountain bike trails each summer. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "More advanced riders can head out on the Outlaw Trail system for cross-country and downhill riding through sandstone landscapes. \u2014 Outside Online , 2 June 2022",
      "Winter tubing: From mid-November to March, four snowmakers will lay a base so visitors can speed downhill on inner tubes. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "Hawkins, who had diabetes for about 20 years, went downhill over the last few days, his wife told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The world\u2019s top female skier didn\u2019t win the downhill or even come close. \u2014 Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "This makes sense because skinny skis are uniquely difficult to turn or stop on the downhill yet light and agile enough to hop out of the track on the uphill. \u2014 Outside Online , 26 Mar. 2021",
      "The men's downhill was postponed on Sunday because of high winds. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Shiffrin will race the combined, which is one run of downhill and one run of slalom. \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The combined includes one run of slalom and one run of downhill , with the winner finishing in the fastest total time. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "But the thrill of the downhill is difficult to replace. \u2014 Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Just let your legs go on this downhill , don\u2019t force it. \u2014 Scott Fauble, Outside Online , 30 Oct. 2019",
      "With bases of three feet or more at many ski resorts throughout the east, spring skiing should prove to be a fun time for all downhill enthusiasts. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The Gambler is an enduro race on the downhill trails at Hillside, sponsored by Speedway Cycles. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
      "Will Power, who won in IndyCar\u2019s return to Road America in 2016, got clobbered from behind by rookie Devlin DeFrancesco on the downhill run to Turn 5 and spun into the wall on the eighth lap. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
      "The concept of making electricity on a downhill run will soon get an even bigger boost. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 23 May 2022",
      "Snowbasin might be most famous for hosting the downhill race during the 2002 Winter Olympic games, a source of pride for everyone at the mountain. \u2014 Caroline Tell, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "For the women, the only thing that\u2019s been canceled or postponed was the second downhill training run, which got scrubbed Sunday because of a snowstorm. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The winds have been fairly consistent at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Center, with gusts of 15 miles per hour and up, especially in the middle of the downhill run. \u2014 Matthew Futterman, New York Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "The combination of a downhill run and slalom run -- the two most disparate events on the mountain -- is perfect for an all-around skier like Shiffrin. \u2014 Mark Osborne, ABC News , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "The finish line of the Olympic men\u2019s downhill race in 1976. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Think: gutters, downpipes , doors, windows, outer walls, and then focusing on the other buildings on the grounds. \u2014 Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire , 14 June 2019",
      "Rockstar also upgraded the power with an AEM intake as well as a Mishimoto intercooler and downpipe . \u2014 Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver , 3 Nov. 2017",
      "Looking to save weight, increase airflow, and create a customized voice, the garage built high-performance downpipes and a stainless steel exhaust that cut 16 pounds from the stock system. \u2014 Tony Markovich, Car and Driver , 31 Oct. 2017",
      "The new street seal gushed from a downpipe Saturday onto Jordan Avenue, then spread like paint to turn a half block of black into a sea of gray. \u2014 Daily News, The Mercury News , 22 May 2017"
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      "Athletes often downplay their injuries.",
      "he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the filing, Levine also sought to downplay the danger posed by Hensel\u2019s actions. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Democrats earlier Wednesday sought to downplay Cornyn's concern about the two outstanding issues. \u2014 Byallison Pecorin, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
      "At the time, even as local authorities sought to downplay the influence of organized crime syndicates, mobsters from Midwest cities like Chicago, Milwaukee and Kansas City, Mo., wielded immense clout around Las Vegas. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Erdogan\u2019s recent statements against the Nordic countries have been seen by some as a negotiation tactic rather than a hardened opposition to the alliance\u2019s expansion, and Washington has sought to downplay his rhetoric. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "This is perhaps not surprising, as the French government has typically viewed commercial launch startups as competitors to Arianespace and sought to downplay their potential. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
      "Republicans, seeking to cut into Democrats\u2019 legislative supermajorities and win back the governor\u2019s office in November, have sought to downplay the ratings upgrades. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022",
      "Multiple Republicans asked Jackson\u2019s questions that sought to downplay the significance of the Supreme Court reversing one of its precedents. \u2014 Tierney Sneed, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The Kremlin has sought to downplay the protests, insisting that a much broader share of Russians support the assault on Ukraine. \u2014 Dasha Litvinova, ajc , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1948, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235349",
    "type":[
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      "the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Late one afternoon in July 2021, a heavy downpour erupted over Trestletree, and a knee-high wave of stormwater and sewer runoff surged through the front doors of the ground-level apartments of Beyah\u2019s building. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 19 June 2022",
      "What happens if there's a downpour at an IndyCar race",
      "But in a Pittsburgh downpour that made gripping and fielding challenging, the Pirates mounted a two-out rally, with a double by Josh Bell scoring the tying and winning runs for the walk-off win. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "By late afternoon, when Jakarta got its customary downpour , Gudskul purred with activity. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Some areas will miss the rainfall all together while some towns get a downpour . \u2014 Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "On Wednesday, Monty and Rose appeared on posters, along with their offspring, near the site of Monty\u2019s death in the Montrose plover habitat, as some visitors took selfies with the memorial in between a downpour . \u2014 Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "Not even Mother Nature\u2019s heaviest downpour could put out the fire between McAdams and Gosling\u2014who dated IRL after filming\u2014in this waterlogged reunion. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
      "The title sequence alone \u2014 Gene Kelly spinning and splashing, in love in a downpour \u2014 is instantly recognizable to people who haven\u2019t even seen the film. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022"
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      "1801, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "The movie was downright stupid.",
      "It's very difficult, if not downright impossible.",
      "Adjective",
      "rural folks are often known for their downright speech, as they are generally not ones to beat around the bush",
      "that's a downright lie, and you know it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Season three picks up roughly a year after the events of season two, and initially, things look downright balmy for our central players. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
      "Some of these appliances are downright beauties, creating a kitchen that's also a feast for the eyes. \u2014 Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
      "That was downright Bordeaux-like in a New World region where producers were playing with all manner of varieties. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 22 May 2022",
      "With consistent use, your skin can become more even in tone\u2014and downright glowy!\u2014 because vitamin C inhibits the over-production of melanin, the substance in your body that produces pigmentation in your hair, eyes, and skin. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Not too long ago, wearing a watch to track your health and fitness or grabbing your smartphone for a mindfulness break felt not just counterintuitive, but downright sci-fi. \u2014 Yona Shtern, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Time was, city council meetings in minor American burgs were sleepy, if not downright soporific affairs. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite the many love triangles, surprises, and the downright bizarre nature of the show, some people do form genuine connections, and the Love Is Blind successful couples may just stand the test of time. \u2014 Glamour , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "For Michigan State basketball, that\u2019s downright sacrilege. \u2014 Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "If Fine Line offered blasts of euphoria, Harry\u2019s House is more downright fun \u2014 a well-rounded, effervescent crowd-pleaser that exhales when past projects tried to gulp air. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
      "Behind the numbers are stories of mentally ill inmates who were neglected, isolated and, in some instances, treated with downright cruelty. \u2014 Jennifer Peebles, ajc , 13 May 2022",
      "The third season definitely unraveled a bit in the second half, leading to mixed or downright negative critical reactions. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 10 May 2022",
      "The idea that diners need to come into restaurants with more respect has gained traction over the pandemic, a period that has seen a rise in impatient, prickly, demanding, and downright abusive behavior. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "So far this earnings season, investors are in a downright bearish mood, punishing companies that report top- or bottom-line misses, or those that disclose a less than rosy full-year forecast. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "That mystery ultimately proves less compelling than the scenarios themselves, which range from mildly off-putting to downright stomach-turning \u2014 but which are always fiendishly well-constructed. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "For colorful prints and playful details, look no further than Alice McCall\u2019s assortment of downright fun dresses. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "But that\u2019s an escape from the continuing influence and downright domination of Trump\u2019s leadership of the Republican Party. \u2014 Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Mar. 2022"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081242",
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      "Verb",
      "The festival will have to be downscaled this year.",
      "the poor economy forced the plant to downscale production",
      "Adjective",
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      "The company aims to reach a more downscale market with its new stores.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In 2021, even as safety precautions are lifted, couples are continuing to intentionally downscale their celebrations. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 29 June 2021",
      "The decision to downscale the mass vaccination sites was made given overall statewide progress on vaccinations, the governor\u2019s office said. \u2014 Fernando Alfonso Iii, CNN , 19 June 2021",
      "Conservationists have been fighting for several years to downscale the project proposal, and would ultimately like the creek returned to its natural state. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2021",
      "Standard Chartered Bank, similar to HSBC in having dual corporate headquarters in Europe and Asia, intends to downscale its office space by over 30%. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Standard Chartered Bank, similar to HSBC in having dual corporate headquarters in Europe and Asia, intends to downscale its office space by over 30%. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "And as remote work and online learning proliferate (with IBM planning to downscale its 50 million square foot building to a mere 150,608 on anticipation of permanent changes), Keysight has also bolstered their software testing capabilities. \u2014 Q.ai - Investing Reimagined, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
      "Standard Chartered Bank, similar to HSBC in having dual corporate headquarters in Europe and Asia, intends to downscale its office space by over 30%. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Standard Chartered Bank, similar to HSBC in having dual corporate headquarters in Europe and Asia, intends to downscale its office space by over 30%. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The Flying Harpoon is a gloriously downscale venue overlooking a bayou on a side road off Ala. 59 near the beach. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
      "Phillips argued that social and cultural issues would attract more downscale voters to the GOP. \u2014 Vincent J. Cannato, National Review , 13 May 2021",
      "Or an entire town shut down by a plant closing, being stripped of its ZIP Code, forcing depressed, penniless residents to flee to hideously downscale trailer parks",
      "After that, the space went downscale , turning into a T.G.I. Friday\u2019s and Arby\u2019s, before lying vacant. \u2014 Gary Stern, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "Over the game's six chapters, nearly all of its puzzles utilize this upscale/ downscale mechanic. \u2014 Peter Rubin, Wired , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "Our team of scientists, however, has developed a geographic and statistical model to downscale national opinion results to the state, congressional district, and county levels. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "Across the country, brides-to-be have had to cancel, postpone or downscale wedding celebrations out of coronavirus safety precautions and stay-at-home orders. \u2014 NBC News , 17 May 2020",
      "As the city hunkered down in the coronavirus pandemic, people stripped bare shelves in trendier grocers including Whole Foods and Trader Joe\u2019s, while downscale supermarkets such as Key Foods and Gristedes remained well supplied. \u2014 Polly Mosendz, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1930, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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      "You can downshift to slow the car down.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That means drivers have to downshift twice at the end of the front stretch and once at the end of the back stretch, which could make for a long day in temperatures expected to hit 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius). \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 4 June 2022",
      "There's numbness in the steering, but the gearbox is clever enough to downshift under braking and upshift at redline. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The Tacoma\u2019s very tall gear ratios are good for official fuel-economy numbers, but in the real world, drivers will find that the transmission must downshift so frequently that matching those numbers becomes unrealistic. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "If the price of breakfast cereal increases across the board, for example, a higher-income household that used to buy a brand name product could downshift to a store brand to save money. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "And its shift logic follows your natural movement during hard driving\u2014pull to upshift, push to downshift . \u2014 Jens Meiners, Car and Driver , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Prime time begins in October, when temperatures downshift from summer\u2019s triple-digit highs and visitors begin to pour in. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "Six speeds don't seem like many these days, but the automatic doesn't hesitate to downshift , and its crisp shifts were much preferred to the faux shifts of the competition's CVTs. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "After his run with luxe Huntsville restaurants, Erick is ready to downshift to simpler fare for The Standard. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 Sep. 2021"
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      "1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "He could find no downside to the car.",
      "the downside of living in the country is, of course, the long commute to work",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There\u2019s been no downside medically in doing that, historically. \u2014 Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The bulk of offenders are from Maryland and Virginia, since there\u2019s typically no downside to ignoring violation letters from the District. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Burr Ridge attorney Mike Durkin said there would be no downside from opting into the settlement. \u2014 Jesse Wright, chicagotribune.com , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "That is a given, because there is no downside , with the salaries not counting against the cap, and with such players allowed to appear in up to 50 games this season. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "There's really no obvious downside to the compression-ignition Suburban\u2014no uncouth clatter, no dearth of power, no huge price penalty. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "Everybody would have plenty of fish\u2026 there is no downside , only upside, and (Doug Vincent-Lang\u2019s) true colors came out. \u2014 Elizabeth Earl, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Their verdict: There's no downside to Connecticut's technical schools, and some students do really well. \u2014 Arianne Cohen, Star Tribune , 24 July 2021",
      "The downside of extending this empathy so far beyond the central trio is that the main stylistic conceit of the series gets a little lost. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "They have downsized the car's engine in the new model.",
      "The company is planning to downsize next year.",
      "The company will be downsized next year.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Initially, conservative activism focussed on trying to limit government regulation and downsize the administrative state, a project that had limited public appeal, but the 7\u20132 Roe ruling changed this dynamic. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 26 June 2022",
      "One reason for the delay was that the initial construction bids came in too high, at about $19 million, and the fair board decided to downsize the plans and rebid the project. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Following his wife\u2019s passing last year, Dr. Frist is now looking to downsize and is giving another family the opportunity to own this $50 million legacy property. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
      "Save on kitchen essentials, including the Instant Pot Duo, the perfect replacement for anyone looking to downsize their kitchen appliances' footprint. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 14 May 2022",
      "ConEd recently sold their midstream pipeline units, and PEG and AEP downsized or are looking to downsize their unregulated renewables. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Serrano says Bay Area customers make up at least 50% of their overall sales, and though many of their buyers are older and looking to downsize , many of them are also younger and building families. \u2014 Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Many businesses closed their doors; others had to downsize their operations; and because of COVID restrictions many consumers turned to online shopping for their purchases. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2021",
      "Township officials touted the proposal as an affordable option for senior citizens to downsize while still remaining close to family and friends. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1975, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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      "knock down",
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      "They have downsized the car's engine in the new model.",
      "The company is planning to downsize next year.",
      "The company will be downsized next year.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Initially, conservative activism focussed on trying to limit government regulation and downsize the administrative state, a project that had limited public appeal, but the 7\u20132 Roe ruling changed this dynamic. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 26 June 2022",
      "One reason for the delay was that the initial construction bids came in too high, at about $19 million, and the fair board decided to downsize the plans and rebid the project. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Following his wife\u2019s passing last year, Dr. Frist is now looking to downsize and is giving another family the opportunity to own this $50 million legacy property. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
      "Save on kitchen essentials, including the Instant Pot Duo, the perfect replacement for anyone looking to downsize their kitchen appliances' footprint. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 14 May 2022",
      "ConEd recently sold their midstream pipeline units, and PEG and AEP downsized or are looking to downsize their unregulated renewables. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Serrano says Bay Area customers make up at least 50% of their overall sales, and though many of their buyers are older and looking to downsize , many of them are also younger and building families. \u2014 Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Many businesses closed their doors; others had to downsize their operations; and because of COVID restrictions many consumers turned to online shopping for their purchases. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2021",
      "Township officials touted the proposal as an affordable option for senior citizens to downsize while still remaining close to family and friends. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1975, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "lessen",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122902",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105947",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175941",
    "type":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044040",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "downtick":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a small decrease, decline, or downward trend":[
        "Pennsylvania saw a slight increase in traffic-related fatalities last year despite a national downtick , according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.",
        "\u2014 Megan Tomasic",
        "Any downtick in the ever-expanding economy is likely to make commercial real estate lenders nervous about financing new projects \u2026",
        "\u2014 Dane Huffman"
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      ": a stock market transaction at a price below the last previous transaction in the same security":[
        "\u2026 the New York Stock Exchange forbids short sales on stocks whose last trade was lower than the previous trade. However, that rule, widely cited by journalists as an absolute proscription on shorting on a downtick , only applies to NYSE stocks.",
        "\u2014 Thomas Lepri"
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      "\u2014 compare uptick sense 2":[
        "\u2026 the New York Stock Exchange forbids short sales on stocks whose last trade was lower than the previous trade. However, that rule, widely cited by journalists as an absolute proscription on shorting on a downtick , only applies to NYSE stocks.",
        "\u2014 Thomas Lepri"
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "down entry 4 + tick entry 1":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105401",
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  "downtime":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": time during which production is stopped especially during setup for an operation or when making repairs":[]
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    "examples":[
      "After a busy day at work, I look forward to some downtime at home.",
      "The kids napped during their downtime .",
      "We need to minimize network downtime .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Instead of taking downtime , the students built sheds. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
      "But with a lot of downtime during those long events, Conrad came to know McClure as a friend. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
      "During a bit of downtime from his life on the road, Wimbish called up Rolling Stone from his home in Hartford, Connecticut, to look back on his incredible journey. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
      "The report calculated the cost of downtime for the three tiers. \u2014 Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "While the trading hub did feel chaotic at times, the residents of Dejima also had plenty of downtime . \u2014 Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "After all, in a world often characterized by busyness and lack of downtime , who wouldn't want to try and sleep better",
      "Trevor Stout and Tom Stankiewicz had a lot of downtime while they were stuck at home in 2020 during the pandemic. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Like many musicians, she was forced to cancel a string of shows during the pandemic, and the downtime led to the inspiration for her latest single, Backseat Of My Mind. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02cct\u012bm"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175811",
    "type":[
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  "downtown":{
    "antonyms":[
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      ": of, relating to, or located in the lower part or business center of a city or town":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the downtown clientele of this bistro come to be seen, and the food is only an afterthought",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "There has been a boom in entrepreneurship in non- downtown New York areas like Jamaica, Queens, and the South Bronx. \u2014 Mae Anderson And Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Windows were blown out of downtown high-rises and downed trees and power lines blocked roads across the city. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "Davinder Singh, co-founder of the Duwara Consciousness Foundation, also is often downtown to oversee mobile showers on 16th Street. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "Reyna had been scheduled to take Andr\u00e9s, a family friend, with her on a semiweekly trip to a downtown wholesale market to get supplies for her shop. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, Star Tribune , 26 May 2021",
      "Before San Francisco office workers start streaming back to downtown high-rises again, property owners and managers need to make sure those buildings are safe. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com , 28 May 2020",
      "Freed from the shackles of 9-to-5 office work, these white-collar workers are seeking mountain homes near open space and tranquility far from downtown high-rises. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com , 25 Aug. 2020",
      "His firm's BMO Tower just opened in April and is downtown Milwaukee's newest office tower. \u2014 Jeff Bollier, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 May 2020",
      "Located in a neighborhood that was then an industrial backwater, the club provided a safe space in downtown Manhattan for large groups of young African-Americans. \u2014 Alex Williams, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Earlier in the day, officers had been searching for the driver of the vehicle, who appeared to have abandoned the truck sometime before it was discovered in a remote area near railroad tracks and auto salvage yards southwest of downtown . \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
      "Frost Town Brewing, the latest brewery to hit Houston's vibrant beer scene, will open its doors to the public this week in a northeastern nook of downtown . \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 27 June 2022",
      "On Friday, about a 1,000 people protested at the San Diego site, and another 1,000 marched through the streets of downtown . \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 June 2022",
      "Outside the museum at Loch Haven Park, north of downtown , more than a dozen FBI agents could be seen carrying boxes from the building. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
      "An enclave of modest brick homes and apartment houses seven miles northwest of downtown , Wells-Goodfellow was first settled around the time of the Civil War. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
      "In all, 149 hostages were held captive in three downtown buildings between March 9 through March 11. \u2014 Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
      "The building housed Star Pizza Fish and Chicken, in the Fairhill section of north Philadelphia, a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood about 3 miles north of downtown that is dominated by two- and three-story row houses. \u2014 Ava Sasani, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "The main drag of downtown would be closed to vehicles to accommodate the surge. \u2014 Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1845, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdau\u0307n-\u02c8tau\u0307n",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "hep",
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      "turned-on",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045952",
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    "antonyms":[
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      ": toward a direction that is the opposite of up":[]
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      "Adverb",
      "The mountain streams flow downward to the lake.",
      "Mud covered his pants from the knees downward .",
      "Adjective",
      "Sales continued their downward trend.",
      "the downward revision of an estimate",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "High temperatures may range from 83-88 degrees as humidity slowly heads downward . \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
      "Second, gravity acts on larger proppant, even though the grains are tiny (less than 1 mm for 40-70 mesh proppant) and more of them tend to settle downward and worsen the runaway effect for perfs near the bottom of casing. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "In these braggin\u2019 wagons, the radiators work the other way, beaming presumptions of prestige and status outward, and downward . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
      "Bullies choose whom to bully, and often kiss upward and kick downward . \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
      "Place the pieces 2 feet apart horizontally, barely covering the tops of the roots with soil and making sure the side-sprouting little root hairs are facing downward . \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "That was little comfort after a brutal period for investors, who have seen the value of their portfolios and retirement funds lurch downward . \u2014 Jason Karaian, New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "The data sent global markets downward earlier this week, as investors priced in further rate increases as the Federal Reserve (Fed) tries to bring prices under control. \u2014 Shaurya Malwa, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Another idea is that a bear attacks by swiping its paws downward on its prey. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Last year, in fact, the murder rate dropped to the lowest rate in a decade, continuing a downward trend since 2019. \u2014 Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic , 1 July 2022",
      "Contributing most to the downward trend lately have been transfers. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
      "This downward trend has continued through June, causing investors to wonder about their future. \u2014 Jaime Catmull, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Gas prices could be headed for a third weekly drop, but any abrupt changes to supply could quickly reverse the downward trend, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, cautioned. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 28 June 2022",
      "These incidents, though, have long been on a downward trend. \u2014 Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
      "While sea ice extents fluctuate from year to year, the data shows a clear downward trend in May sea ice extents since the late 1970s. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s because chinook numbers on the river have been on a downward trend for years, and chum numbers are starting to crash too. \u2014 Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
      "Oregon clinics are preparing for an uptick in abortions administered to out-of-state residents in the wake of last week\u2019s U.S. Supreme Court decision, with the potential to halt a downward overall statewide trend more than 30 years in the making. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022245",
    "type":[
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      "bowed",
      "down",
      "downcast",
      "lowered"
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      ": from a higher to a lower condition":[],
      ": from a higher to a lower place":[],
      ": from an ancestor or predecessor":[],
      ": from an earlier time":[],
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      ": toward a direction that is the opposite of up":[]
    },
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      "Adverb",
      "The mountain streams flow downward to the lake.",
      "Mud covered his pants from the knees downward .",
      "Adjective",
      "Sales continued their downward trend.",
      "the downward revision of an estimate",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "High temperatures may range from 83-88 degrees as humidity slowly heads downward . \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
      "Second, gravity acts on larger proppant, even though the grains are tiny (less than 1 mm for 40-70 mesh proppant) and more of them tend to settle downward and worsen the runaway effect for perfs near the bottom of casing. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "In these braggin\u2019 wagons, the radiators work the other way, beaming presumptions of prestige and status outward, and downward . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
      "Bullies choose whom to bully, and often kiss upward and kick downward . \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
      "Place the pieces 2 feet apart horizontally, barely covering the tops of the roots with soil and making sure the side-sprouting little root hairs are facing downward . \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "That was little comfort after a brutal period for investors, who have seen the value of their portfolios and retirement funds lurch downward . \u2014 Jason Karaian, New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "The data sent global markets downward earlier this week, as investors priced in further rate increases as the Federal Reserve (Fed) tries to bring prices under control. \u2014 Shaurya Malwa, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Another idea is that a bear attacks by swiping its paws downward on its prey. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Last year, in fact, the murder rate dropped to the lowest rate in a decade, continuing a downward trend since 2019. \u2014 Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic , 1 July 2022",
      "Contributing most to the downward trend lately have been transfers. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
      "This downward trend has continued through June, causing investors to wonder about their future. \u2014 Jaime Catmull, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Gas prices could be headed for a third weekly drop, but any abrupt changes to supply could quickly reverse the downward trend, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, cautioned. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 28 June 2022",
      "These incidents, though, have long been on a downward trend. \u2014 Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
      "While sea ice extents fluctuate from year to year, the data shows a clear downward trend in May sea ice extents since the late 1970s. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s because chinook numbers on the river have been on a downward trend for years, and chum numbers are starting to crash too. \u2014 Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
      "Oregon clinics are preparing for an uptick in abortions administered to out-of-state residents in the wake of last week\u2019s U.S. Supreme Court decision, with the potential to halt a downward overall statewide trend more than 30 years in the making. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-w\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "below",
      "down",
      "over"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231602",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "downy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "coarse",
      "harsh",
      "rough",
      "scratchy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": covered with down":[],
      ": made of down":[],
      ": resembling a bird's down":[],
      ": soft , soothing":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the downy surface of a ripe peach",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Keep things interesting with a variety of downy cashmere and wool beanies in every shade of the rainbow. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "The video, captured Saturday at Taiaroa Head near the city of Dunedin on New Zealand's South Island, shows a downy six-week-old albatross chick chirping at an incoming adult, who is trying to time its landing. \u2014 Eoin Mcsweeney, CNN , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "Here, the black centers on the anemone pops and the white protea looks almost downy . \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "Tomentosum has large, downy peppermint-smelling leaves and tiny white flowers. \u2014 New York Times , 28 July 2021",
      "Indeed, less than an hour after the cicadas have begun their crawl up the big maple, a pair of downy woodpeckers, several tree sparrows, and a crow swoop in and start to feast on the smorgasbord. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 21 May 2021",
      "The images are a crisp black-and-white, each downy strand of fuzz on each piglet rendered hyper-real and sharp. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 May 2021",
      "Both the distal tips and the quills at the base are typically overwrapped during the weaving process, with the downy portions exposed. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Nov. 2020",
      "Other North American woodpeckers that cache are downy , red-headed, hairy, Lewis, red-bellied, gila, golden-fronted and red-bellied sapsucker. \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 24 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cottony",
      "satin",
      "satiny",
      "silken",
      "silklike",
      "silky",
      "soft",
      "velvetlike",
      "velvety"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205606",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": extinguish":[
        "douse the lights",
        "douse the blaze"
      ],
      ": slosh":[],
      ": to fall or become plunged into water":[],
      ": to find (something, such as water) by dowsing":[],
      ": to plunge into water":[
        "Blanch the green beans then douse them in a bath of ice water."
      ],
      ": to throw a liquid on : drench":[
        "The books were doused in gasoline and set ablaze.",
        "doused herself in perfume"
      ],
      ": to use a divining rod":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Water your potted mums from below the flowers and foliage rather than dowsing the whole thing with a blasting overhead shower. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 20 Oct. 2017",
      "There were drug addicts and alcoholics and women who dowsed their cleaning rags with disinfectant and huffed those poisonous and intoxicating fumes into their lungs. \u2014 Sherman Alexie, The New Yorker , 5 June 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1691, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":"Verb"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307z"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043147",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
      "haymaker",
      "hit",
      "hook",
      "knock",
      "larrup",
      "lash",
      "lick",
      "pelt",
      "pick",
      "plump",
      "poke",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smash",
      "sock",
      "spank",
      "stinger",
      "stripe",
      "stroke",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "switch",
      "thud",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "welt",
      "whack",
      "wham",
      "whop",
      "whap"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a heavy drenching":[
        "a douse of cold water"
      ],
      ": blow , stroke":[],
      ": extinguish":[
        "douse the lights",
        "douse the blaze"
      ],
      ": slacken":[
        "douse a rope"
      ],
      ": slosh":[],
      ": take off , doff":[
        "doused his hat"
      ],
      ": to fall or become plunged into water":[],
      ": to plunge into water":[
        "Blanch the green beans then douse them in a bath of ice water."
      ],
      ": to take in : lower , strike":[
        "douse a sail"
      ],
      ": to throw a liquid on : drench":[
        "The books were doused in gasoline and set ablaze.",
        "doused herself in perfume"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1835, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1625, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "noun derivative of douse entry 1":"Noun",
      "noun derivative of earlier douse \"to strike, inflict a blow on,\" akin by borrowing or descent to Middle Dutch dossen \"to strike, shove,\" Early Modern Dutch doesen , German dialect dusen, tusen, tausen":"Noun",
      "of obscure origin":"Verb",
      "perhaps sense extensions of earlier douse \"to strike, inflict a blow on\" \u2014 more at douse entry 3":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also \u02c8dau\u0307z",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s",
      "\u02c8d\u00fcs"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "doff",
      "peel (off)",
      "put off",
      "remove",
      "shrug off",
      "take off"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000434",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "downset":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fcn\u02ccset"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "down entry 2 + set , verb":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144849"
  },
  "downgone":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n\u02ccg\u022fn also -g\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably alteration (influenced by down entry 2 and gone , past participle of go) of doggone entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151231"
  },
  "downsitting":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the action of sitting down : repose":[],
      ": downset":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "Scottish \u02c8d\u00fcn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "down entry 2 + sitting , from gerund of sit":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155236"
  },
  "dowitcher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several long-billed wading birds (especially Limnodromus griseus and L. scolopaceus of the family Scolopacidae) related to the sandpipers":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307-i-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the Berkshires, three merlins were seen in Williamstown, a least bittern in Richmond, three red crossbills in Pittsfield, and a great egret and short-billed dowitcher in Sheffield. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 July 2021",
      "Be sure to bring your binoculars: dowitchers , western sandpipers and American avocets are all on display. \u2014 Peter Fish, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Feb. 2018",
      "Feeding together in tight flocks for safety, plovers, dowitchers and sandpipers feed skittishly. \u2014 Dave Taft, New York Times , 15 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably of Iroquoian origin; akin to Oneida taw\u00edstawis dowitcher":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1841, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160626"
  },
  "down the road/path to perdition":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to something very dangerous or harmful":[
        "It's this kind of selfishness that leads down the road/path to perdition ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162028"
  },
  "down-beater":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a rotating device used on a combine to beat down the moving grain and help to feed it uniformly to the cylinder":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "down entry 2 + beater":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162533"
  },
  "downhand":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": performed from the upper side of the joint with the face of the weld approximately horizontal":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from down entry 3 + hand , noun":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164321"
  },
  "downside up":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": topsy-turvy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164720"
  },
  "down-sexed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having sex appeal minimized":[
        "down-sexed illustrations"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n\u02ccsekst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "down entry 2 + sexed":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184346"
  },
  "down for the count":{
    "type":[
      "idiomatic phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": knocked down and unable to get up again before the referee counts to 10":[
        "The boxer was down for the count .",
        "\u2014 often used figuratively The company is in trouble and may be about to go down for the count . I was really sleepy and two minutes after getting into bed, I was out for the count ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1900, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184403"
  },
  "down the street":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": some distance away on the same street":[
        "our neighbor down the street"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184727"
  },
  "Downs":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "two ranges of hills in southeastern England \u2014 see north downs , south downs":[],
      "roadstead in the English Channel along the east coast of Kent, protected by the Goodwin Sands":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307nz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192706"
  },
  "downstream":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "adverb or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in the direction of or nearer to the mouth of a stream":[
        "floating downstream",
        "located two miles downstream"
      ],
      ": in or toward the latter stages of a usually industrial process or the stages (such as marketing) after manufacture":[
        "improving profits downstream",
        "downstream products"
      ],
      ": toward the end of a series of cellular processes : following a linked molecular event occurring in a sequence":[
        "But by looking downstream of the tumor suppressors [genes] at the proteins they influence, drug developers hope to find good targets.",
        "\u2014 Marcia Barinaga"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdau\u0307n-\u02c8str\u0113m",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02c8str\u0113m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the parched southwestern United States, few forecasts are as important as the future height of Lake Mead, which tells federal authorities how much water to release to the 20 million people living downstream of the giant reservoir. \u2014 Maddie Stone, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
      "His body was pulled from Gales Creek just downstream of the Tualatin Valley Highway bridge two days later. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 June 2022",
      "That hunk of steel held the business end of a device Best and others use to measure the flow of the Yukon River at Eagle, a town of about 110 people just downstream of the Canada border. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
      "The reservoir's decline may soon make things worse, enabling these nonnative predators to get past the dam to where the biggest groups of chub remain, farther downstream in the Grand Canyon. \u2014 Brittany Peterson And John Flesher, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "That means less water is now flowing downstream into Lake Mead. \u2014 Angela Fritz, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "But Wendy O\u2019Brien says changes to water levels to help fish spawn downstream ended up drying it out. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 May 2022",
      "Crashes increased downstream of electronic signs during the weeks that the signs displayed updates on traffic deaths in Texas. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Assays revealed that the presence of SARS-CoV-2 NSP12 reduced levels of signaling proteins downstream of IRF3 (interferon regulatory factor 3), indicating that IRF3 was likely where inhibition took place. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193513"
  },
  "downforce":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a downward aerodynamic force generated especially by an airfoil (such as a spoiler on a race car)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccf\u022frs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The LMDh rule set demands a low, 4:1 ratio of downforce to drag, so there's not really an aerodynamic penalty for using road car styling elements. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
      "And advanced aerodynamics give it 25 percent more downforce than the 720S. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "There's a maximum downforce -to-drag ratio of 4:1 that means you're not penalized for doing so. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
      "Aerodynamics plays a significant role with the CT4-V Blackwing \u2013 both with downforce and high-speed stability. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Huge downforce is a certainty, as is the RS improving on the regular GT3\u2019s incredible track performance. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
      "Along with the active rear spoiler, which deploys for up to 220 additional pounds of downforce , this makes the 2.76-mile circuit\u2019s hairpins far less hairy. \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "While that figure looks modest next to the huge 992 pounds of downforce the STO can generate, the Tecnica's revised package has also reduced drag by 20 percent over the Hurac\u00e1n Evo. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Cars with hundreds of pounds more downforce than legal race trim managed to run consistently between 200-210 mph when forced to drive there exclusively. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1938, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201435"
  },
  "downstreet":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to, toward, or in the main retail business section of a town":[
        "going downstreet after supper"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "down entry 3 + street , noun":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203703"
  },
  "down-twister":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a textile manufacturing machine with downward feeds for plying yarn while adding some twist \u2014 compare up-twister":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204452"
  },
  "down the river":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in the same direction as the river is flowing":[
        "Large boats came down the river ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212314"
  },
  "down the telephone":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": through the telephone":[
        "He screamed at me down the telephone ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214330"
  },
  "downstroke":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a downward stroke":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccstr\u014dk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Krahl credits the evolution of four uniform wing-like flippers for the Plesiosaur\u2019s ability to twist and produce a powerful downstroke to propel itself with force underwater. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
      "Instead, butterfly wings bend, which researchers suspected might cup air between them to strengthen their downstroke . \u2014 Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "The receiving partner leads on rocking with the upstroke and the penetrating partner leads on the downstroke . \u2014 Dr. Nan Wise, Glamour , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "In our hippogriff, the muscles of the back drive the upstroke, and the muscles of the chest power the downstroke , just as in living bats and long-extinct pterosaurs. \u2014 Michael B. Habib, Scientific American , 17 Mar. 2021",
      "The wing segments close during the following downstroke to create a more powerful downstream force; the smaller the bird robot makes itself, by contracting its wings, the less friction. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 9 July 2020",
      "By observing smoke added to the wind, the researchers noticed the dragonflies twisted their wings on each downstroke . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 20 July 2019",
      "Whereas ordinary birds pull themselves aloft with just the downstroke of their wings, insects and hummers generate lift in both directions. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine , 21 June 2019",
      "Press it once to power the bike on and make the motor ready to assist the next pedal downstroke . \u2014 Thomas Ricker, The Verge , 6 Sep. 2018"
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      "This situation, in combination with the UST and Luna crash and market downturn , likely made things worse for both Celsius and 3AC. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
      "While economists are wary that the nation\u2019s economy is headed toward a recession, Lamont said Connecticut is well-prepared to ensure that a downturn will not take a toll on the state\u2019s workforce. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 29 June 2022",
      "The prospect of a 2008-style downturn is also concerning. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
      "The embattled Swiss bank has been hit harder than peers by a downturn this year in companies raising stock and bonds, and rich customers borrowing less. \u2014 Margot Patrick, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
      "Worried about a downturn , Montero sold her Jamaica Plain shop in May and is paying herself less. \u2014 Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
      "Even when the stock market was still running hot, growing recession fears meant Kaiser had been expecting a downturn and investing accordingly. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "More than 80% were also confident about surviving a downturn , Kabbage said. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 23 June 2022",
      "Democrats wondered whether the Fed\u2019s accelerated rate hikes will succeed in curbing inflation or might instead just tip the economy into a downturn . \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022"
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      "Golden State owner Joe Lacob was a minority owner of the Celtics before taking over the downtrodden Warriors in 2010. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
      "Zoom also managed to give a forecast that was ahead of Wall Street\u2019s estimates for the first time in more than a year\u2014helping the downtrodden stock pick up gains Tuesday morning despite a sharp selloff across the rest of the tech sector. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "One of the sequels features a resort town called Canto Bight, whose patrician guests are scoffed at by the downtrodden protagonists. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "The press reported that a downtrodden Becker had, for the first time, acted his age. \u2014 Angela Gaudioso, SPIN , 22 May 2022",
      "Radicalism appeals less to the absolutely downtrodden , in this view, than among those whose status and expectations outstrip their access to power. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "This new spate of downtrodden economic forecasts from economists comes after weeks of recession predictions from a growing chorus of billionaire investors including Carl Icahn, Jeff Gundlach, and Leon Cooperman. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The disparity between the wealthiest countries in the world and the most downtrodden ones is too great, and the general flow of international trade widens that gap further as the years go by. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021"
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      "The hairy woodpecker and the downy woodpecker are quite similar and can be difficult for novice birders to distinguish. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "There are 23 species native to the United States\u2014from the tiny downy woodpecker that is only a few inches in length, to the giant pileated woodpecker that\u2019s nearly the size of a crow. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "The downy woodpecker , for example, is smaller than a robin. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 May 2020",
      "Other insect-eating birds, like downy woodpeckers , chickadees, and titmice, can find insect larvae under tree bark in winter, or switch to seeds or bird feeders, Petersen said. \u2014 Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "In addition to the hairy and downy woodpeckers , there are bigger and brighter woodpeckers happy to entertain the gardener and other nature lovers. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 17 July 2019",
      "One challenge was to discern the hairy woodpecker from its doppelganger, the downy woodpecker . \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 17 July 2019",
      "When the downy woodpeckers were examined, eight out of ten did. \u2014 Conor Dillon, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2018",
      "But new research from the U.S. shows that the high-force impacts do cause a potentially harmful protein to build up inside brains of downy woodpeckers . \u2014 Conor Dillon, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2018"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Hot-glue the alternating points to the center, top with a button, and attach to a dowel . \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 6 June 2022",
      "The beech for the dowel had been dried down to six per cent. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Karl Lenhardt developed an expander dowel locking system that tightened and loosened with a twist. \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012",
      "And trees don\u2019t have to be cut down for their rings to be seen; samples can be taken from living trees with an increment borer, a long, thin instrument that extracts a dowel -like cutting without harming a tree. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
      "No, a guy walks into a gallery, carrying a bar \u2014 a wooden dowel painted in bright stripes of color. \u2014 Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead of a baseball bat, stickball players use a dowel or a broomstick to hit a rubber handball, which is smaller than a baseball. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "The ice picks \u2014 usually a large wooden dowel with a nail inserted in one end \u2014 lets an angler who\u2019s broken through the ice to pull himself from the water. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Cut one 6-inch piece and six 5-inch pieces from a 1-inch-diameter dowel . \u2014 Amber Kemp-gerstel, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "If the stem is very weak, use a stick or dowel as a splint to prevent the stem from breaking off. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Cut 1x2 into eight 36-inch pieces, then cut 3/8-inch dowel rods into 12-inch lengths. \u2014 Chelsea Evers, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Plug the holes with 3\u20448-inch dowel glued into place and trimmed flush [8]. \u2014 Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics , 18 July 2020",
      "For a classic spiral design, place your finger or dowel rod in the center of the shirt and start turning clockwise until the entire shirt reaches a spiral design. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2020",
      "Kay would have had to carefully dowel these cuts together, and then shape them into a perfectly round wheel. \u2014 Cody Cassidy, Wired , 6 May 2020",
      "The great room, which features tongue-and-groove, doweled rafters above matching Koa floors, provides plenty of room to entertain, but the downstairs game room is where the real fun happens. \u2014 Liv Sotheby's International Realty, The Denver Post , 20 Dec. 2019"
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      "Middle English dowle ; akin to Old High German tubili plug, Late Greek typhos wedge":"Noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Tesshi Nakagawa\u2019s scenic design focuses attention on the handsome downstage dining area. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s the stage with different acoustics upstage and downstage , the orchestra level seating area, under the balcony, which is an extremely deep area with a low ceiling, and the upper balcony. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "The piece ends with a massive, rectangular plank, with a relatively small square cut out at one end, tipping over and toward associate artistic director and longtime company performer Cassandre Joseph, standing downstage . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "After Lapine confuses upstage and downstage and gives inappropriately harsh notes, Grammer, who plays several small roles, reams the director out in front of the company. \u2014 New York Times , 28 July 2021",
      "Once the opera gets started, all the activity is downstage , leaving a dark, empty space behind. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2020",
      "Since the 18th century, orchestras have relied on the leadership of a single individual standing downstage center and waving a baton, sculpting the sound to their preference. \u2014 Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "With Swanilda, the diagonal is a retreat ( downstage right to upstage left); its charm lies in how very little her upper body does and in how that little makes magic. \u2014 Alastair Macaulay, New York Times , 31 May 2018",
      "Upstage is at the former home of Clockwise Theatre at 221 N. Genesee St., just a few blocks from the downstage venue at 115 N. Genesee St., where the theater festival is being held. \u2014 Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun , 23 Jan. 2018"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Keep in Mind: The downspout can be tricky to install. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
      "Designed to fit directly onto the downspout of your filter, these Massca guards are ideal for those who don\u2019t want to hassle with complex installation of full-length guards. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 1 June 2022",
      "These can also be placed in the bottom of the downspout to prevent rodents and other small animals from nesting. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 1 June 2022",
      "This hole should sit under your home's downspout so the water runs right into the barrel. \u2014 Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "At one end, a dramatic downspout funnels rainwater toward a circular pond embedded in the concrete patio, dropping from the roof at a 45-degree angle, a sculptural intervention in the building\u2019s geometric order. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "The opening to a downspout hovers just above the ground. \u2014 Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Clear debris from gutters so water can exit each downspout . \u2014 Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "Clear debris from gutters so water can exit each downspout . \u2014 Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press , 13 Aug. 2021"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even on the downswing , with about 85 million animals, starlings are bound to create an impact. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "At the recent ACM Awards (also in Las Vegas), the brothers talked backstage about how their country radio airplay has been on the downswing , without blaming it on any one factor. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "This came after anti-Black hate crimes had largely been on the downswing over the past few decades. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Relations have been on the downswing since 2016, after the election of president Tsai Ing-wen, of the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "This percentile of drivers is now on the downswing in 2021, steadily decreasing to an average of 54 mph in June. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "New cases are on the downswing at about 112,000 per day on average, a drop of about one-third over the past 2 1/2 weeks. \u2014 Amy Forlitt And Carla K. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "New cases are on the downswing at about 112,000 per day on average, a drop of about one-third over the past 2 1/2 weeks. \u2014 Amy Forlitt And Carla K. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "Now, more than a year later, with vaccines widespread and cases on the downswing in the US, Disney\u2019s parks are rebounding nicely, with revenue up nearly 400% (pdf) from a year ago. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 27 Oct. 2021"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084621"
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      "Adverb",
      "He ran downstairs to answer the door.",
      "He lives downstairs from us.",
      "\u201cWhere are the kids",
      "Adjective",
      "There are five downstairs rooms.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The flowers come from MAnYU Flowers downstairs and the zen-like retail space \u2013 \u00e0 la maison by MAnYU Flowers \u2013 combines the passions of owner Mami Kagami and her right-hand man Yuji Sakabe. \u2014 Sarah Burchard, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "But instead of calling our neighbors, Elenor rocketed downstairs and came up with a vibe 10 times the size of her actual body and a metal bat firmly in her grip. \u2014 Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Minutes later, Pence and his family were rushed downstairs to a loading dock beneath the Capitol complex. \u2014 Jonathan Karl, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
      "The shows used to be held in the Carrousel du Louvre, downstairs . \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
      "If heat is escaping into the attic, the resulting negative pressure downstairs will pull cold air into the first floor. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "After Trump won the election in 2016, Trump Tower turned into a fortress, with media outlets camped out downstairs , capturing a parade of people going up the elevators to meet with the president-elect. \u2014 Dan Alexander, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "Sara and Emilie happily conjoining in one bedroom while Colette, newly separated from her rehab/cult, moves in downstairs to start a sober life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Jenna Lombardo-Grosso, the former Marine who lost her mother to suicide, stormed out of the room and huddled with Ms. Lucie downstairs . \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
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      "Meanwhile, their downstairs neighbor, Feza, has fled her own village where she was cruelly bullied for being a transgender woman. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "The plush fabric was just as thick and soft as advertised, and provided a healthy\u2014and much needed\u2014barrier between the creaky wooden floorboards and our downstairs neighbor. \u2014 Mike Darling, Men's Health , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "My downstairs neighbor was a courteous young man who drove a Lexus and kept a pair of pet monkeys. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Officers spoke to the downstairs tenant, who stated the noise was an ongoing problem and management would not do anything about it. \u2014 cleveland , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The woman took her three children to a downstairs neighbor\u2019s apartment, where other relatives were located. \u2014 Tom Steele, Dallas News , 21 May 2021",
      "Expecting clients later, the downstairs showroom is also jubilant, and a stylish Coronation chicken on the menu. \u2014 Vogue , 2 June 2022",
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      "There\u2019s a main level and a lower level, with walk-in closets, separate security systems for the upstairs and downstairs and other amenities, according to its Zillow listing. \u2014 Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The downstairs , which has 34 countertop seats and 20 seats in the dining room, features ultra-gourmet fair, while the upstairs covered roof deck offers a more casual experience. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Harris\u2019 choices downstairs strike a different tone, including artwork of John Carlos and Tommie Smith raising black-gloved fists at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "The couple\u2019s joint gatherings often have more than 40 guests; with their expandable table upstairs and another open-concept downstairs in the basement, the house has more than enough space. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Our bedrooms are right next door to each other downstairs . \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "DeLaney wrapped the entire downstairs in the material, which features a custom finish by Tony Montognese. \u2014 Blake Miller, House Beautiful , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "The cast is all aces, upstairs and downstairs , notably Jake Lacy (usually the good boy next door) as a spoiled bro and Jennifer Coolidge as a self-loathing woman grieving her mother. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Aug. 2021"
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      "Scott McGovern, president of the Anneslie Community Association, said the neighborhood was happy with Marks\u2019 proposal to downzone the stretch of York Road from Dumbarton to Overbrook Road. \u2014 Cody Boteler, baltimoresun.com , 3 Dec. 2019",
      "Tuesday night, following its intention expressed at a June 18 study session, a majority of the Cupertino City Council appears poised to downzone the Vallco site in an attempt to render development there economically infeasible. \u2014 J.r. Fruen, The Mercury News , 20 Aug. 2019",
      "So to block that, the City Council voted Monday to shift the land temporarily into the Pike Market historic district \u2014 which for the time being would effectively downzone it by 40-plus stories. \u2014 Danny Westneat, The Seattle Times , 15 Aug. 2018"
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      "Hot-glue the alternating points to the center, top with a button, and attach to a dowel . \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 6 June 2022",
      "The beech for the dowel had been dried down to six per cent. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Karl Lenhardt developed an expander dowel locking system that tightened and loosened with a twist. \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012",
      "And trees don\u2019t have to be cut down for their rings to be seen; samples can be taken from living trees with an increment borer, a long, thin instrument that extracts a dowel -like cutting without harming a tree. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
      "No, a guy walks into a gallery, carrying a bar \u2014 a wooden dowel painted in bright stripes of color. \u2014 Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
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      "The ice picks \u2014 usually a large wooden dowel with a nail inserted in one end \u2014 lets an angler who\u2019s broken through the ice to pull himself from the water. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
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      "Cut 1x2 into eight 36-inch pieces, then cut 3/8-inch dowel rods into 12-inch lengths. \u2014 Chelsea Evers, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Plug the holes with 3\u20448-inch dowel glued into place and trimmed flush [8]. \u2014 Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics , 18 July 2020",
      "For a classic spiral design, place your finger or dowel rod in the center of the shirt and start turning clockwise until the entire shirt reaches a spiral design. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2020",
      "Kay would have had to carefully dowel these cuts together, and then shape them into a perfectly round wheel. \u2014 Cody Cassidy, Wired , 6 May 2020",
      "The great room, which features tongue-and-groove, doweled rafters above matching Koa floors, provides plenty of room to entertain, but the downstairs game room is where the real fun happens. \u2014 Liv Sotheby's International Realty, The Denver Post , 20 Dec. 2019"
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      "That suggests the current downdraft might nearly have run its course. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 26 June 2022",
      "The duration of broader downdraft , analysts say, will in part depend on whether inflation will continue to persist and worries of stagflation. \u2014 Ali Fazal, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
      "The list now includes JD.com and Bilibili, which is what is driving the downdraft in their US shares today. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "The downdraft in crypto markets has attracted scrutiny from regulators in the Biden administration, who have been looking to develop policies to govern the asset class. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
      "The downdraft has reduced some of the stars of the recent fads nearly to persona-non-grata status. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Here are five precepts to follow in navigating the dangerous shoals of investing in a downdraft . \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
      "But other companies have only added to the downdraft . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "There is more behind the stock market\u2019s downdraft than higher inflation and interest rates. \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 4 May 2022"
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      "And back in March, YMCAs in Cleveland were offering to pay for lifeguard trainings to curb the downslide in applications. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Indeed, trust in the Supreme Court has been on the downslide \u2014 last September, a Gallup poll found approval of the Supreme Court had dropped to 40 percent, a new low since polling began in 2000. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 5 May 2022",
      "The fairgrounds has been in a financial downslide since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Democracy in Central America appears to be on the downslide . \u2014 Cindy Carcamostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Stocks started the week in a downslide , with the S&P 500 (SPX) falling nearly 4% after the open. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "And there\u2019s the mirrored presumption of an inevitable downslide into violence and barbarism. \u2014 Kelly Mcclure, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "But no sooner had the measurement of time been invented that the downslide of the new gauge became apparent. \u2014 Ted Mico, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "The good news is the Delta variant seems to be on the downslide , at least for now. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn And Anneken Tappe, CNN , 31 Oct. 2021"
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      "As devastating fires sweep through parts of the region, the National Weather Service forecast an extreme Santa Ana event, with the dry, downslope flame-spreading winds expected to gust up to 80 miles an hour over the next 18 to 24 hours. \u2014 Jenny Vrentas, SI.com , 12 Dec. 2017"
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      "Isabella was able to fund a mercenary army with the aid of Philippa\u2019s substantial dowry . \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
      "When his father lost his money and her dowry in 1903, her condition worsened. \u2014 Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "In many parts of rural Afghanistan and among the country\u2019s poorest, girls are often married off at puberty, sometimes earlier, and their families receive a dowry . \u2014 Jamey Keaten, BostonGlobe.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s a resolve that perhaps comes too late in a prickly period of negotiation between two mutually wary households, as matters of dowry , obligation and family honor are all considered ahead of the happiness of the two children in question. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "When the couple married, Kumar accepted a dowry of 720 grams of gold, a Suzuki sedan and 500,000 rupees (about $6,700) in cash. \u2014 Rhea Mogul And Esha Mitra, CNN , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "The opposite was true of Zaza, who had a vast dowry . \u2014 Lara Feigel, The New Republic , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "The event marks the end of a long and tumultuous road to the altar that will now see Mako forgo her status as a royal, reject her $1.4 million dowry , and likely move to New York to begin a new life as a normal citizen. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Then a dispute over land \u2014 which was to go to de Carrouges as part of a dowry after wedding a noble\u2019s daughter, Marguerite de Thibouville (Killing Eve\u2018s Jodie Comer) \u2014 and some political shenanigans caused a rift in their friendship. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 13 Oct. 2021"
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      "Comparably, support for Illinois Republicans now emanates from large swaths downstate , where population growth is either stagnant or shrinking. \u2014 Mark Guarino, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
      "But those are typically concentrated downstate , and events of this magnitude are very rare in northern Michigan, Boris said Saturday at a news conference at Kirkland Community College in Gaylord. \u2014 Christine Macdonald, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
      "Glover is the poster child for the power of the downstate , Mednick says. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "Others view it as a blatant example of election-year largess, orchestrated by a governor, Kathy Hochul, whose upstate bona fides do not necessarily translate to support downstate , where New York elections are won and lost. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Team Bailey links a white farmer and state senator from rural downstate Xenia with a Black suburban woman. \u2014 Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "The storm will arrive from the southwest, initially dropping steadier snow downstate in early afternoon, the weather service Tweeted. \u2014 Olivia Olander, chicagotribune.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "New Yorkers were accustomed to \u2014 brash, self-aggrandizing, male and from downstate . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The budget proposal did clear the way for three new casinos in New York State, likely downstate . \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022"
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        "Slice the banana right down the middle ."
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Geller was shown on multiple occasions to be a fraud yet still somehow managed to secure steady streams of funding from oil and mining companies to act as a psychic dowsing rod . \u2014 Matt Farwell, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2020",
      "And given that some military organizations were once convinced that dowsing rods were a good investment, this work should be a shoe-in and may even provide some benefit. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 25 Oct. 2019"
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      ": a congenital condition characterized especially by developmental delays, usually mild to moderate impairment in cognitive functioning, short stature, upward slanting eyes, a flattened nasal bridge, broad hands with short fingers, decreased muscle tone, and by trisomy of the human chromosome numbered 21":[]
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      "J. L. H. Down \u20201896 English physician":""
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