downgrades 1 of 2

noun

plural of downgrade
1
as in deteriorations
a change to a lower state or level a singing career on the downgrade

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2
as in dips
a downward slope the gentle downgrade of the parking area is designed for drainage

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downgrades

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of downgrade
1
as in demotes
to bring to a lower grade or rank increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded

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2
as in reduces
to diminish the price or value of the company's filing for Chapter 11 downgraded the stock to the point where it was selling for pennies a share

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Recent Examples of downgrades
Noun
Because lenders and credit rating agencies are skeptical of unconfirmed revenue, the move could lead to credit downgrades and higher borrowing costs, officials said. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 With Bellinger out, the Yankees will shift to a combination of Schuemann and Spencer Jones in left field, but both are significant downgrades from Bellinger on both sides of the ball. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Shares have plunged roughly 38% year to date as the company's rising debt and credit downgrades have led investors to rotate out of the stock. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 July 2026 It’s also made Boston’s defense more susceptible, as Vucevic and third-stringer Luka Garza both are downgrades at that end. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 While much of the world’s economy has shown resilience in the face of the worst disruption to energy supplies in modern times, the knock-on effects of the conflict are starting to push up inflation while raising alarm bells about food supplies and prompting downgrades to economic growth. — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026 Brightline bonds have suffered a series of credit-rating downgrades during the past 11 months. — Tom Hudson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 Furthermore, potential downgrades to the city’s credit rating will cost residents millions of additional dollars for decades to come. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
Wall Street downgrades Apple With less than one month to go before Tim Cook hands over the Apple CEO reins to John Ternus, the iPhone maker is facing cascading challenges. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 Citi downgrades Burlington to neutral from buy Citi downgraded the stock on valuation. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downgrades
  1. deteriorations
  2. dips
  3. reduces
  4. lowers
  5. declines
  6. falls
  7. degradations
  8. downhills
Noun
  • Similar deteriorations took place in Tuscany and in Naples.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of deteriorations
Noun
  • Guacamole and dips distributed by Taylor Farms are being pulled from shelves because of possible salmonella contamination.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the big upturns for the closers, most Broadway productions saw at least some dips last week, perhaps due to the competition with the three departing shows, or maybe just some summer wilting.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of dips
Verb
  • This eliminates manual handoffs, reduces errors and ensures cash flow is tracked from the first quote, not after the fact.
    — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Swapping every other drink for a non-alcoholic option reduces total consumption and creates longer gaps between servings.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of reduces
Verb
  • The bill also lowers the driver age for low-speed e-scooters from 18 to 16, expanding youths’ access statewide to scooters.
    — Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This tactic lowers any defensiveness by showing openness to hear feedback rather than demanding agreement.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of lowers
Noun
  • Jobs in movies and music actually grew during the month, by 9,900, to 332,700, reversing some previous declines and an encouraging sign amid worries of a production slump.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Prolonged drought conditions and exceptionally low snowpack have contributed to the significant declines in water levels at several Colorado River Basin reservoirs this year.
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of declines
Noun
  • Careful engineering is necessary to ensure the safety of full-sized bipedal robots in close proximity to humans since kinetic energy in falls or collisions is a serious worry.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For people 85 and up, however, malnutrition is the seventh-leading cause of death, behind falls and ahead of Parkinson’s disease.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of falls
Noun
  • Key parameters such as time to recover (TTR), revenue at risk, lead times, OTIF and service-level degradations can be evaluated and compared across mitigation options.
    — Dileep Rai, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The answer is not much—Fennell makes explicit, via sadomasochism, the power differentials and emotional degradations that are so often ambiguous in the original.
    — Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of degradations
Noun
  • The World Cup continues with two downhills and a super-G in Italy next weekend.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The prospect of Shiffrin pairing with Lindsey Vonn, who’s excelled in the downhills this season, to fight for USA gold surely has NBC execs salivating.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of downhills

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