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downhill

[daun-hil, daun-hil] / ˈdaʊnˈhɪl, ˈdaʊnˌhɪl /
ADJECTIVE
descending
Synonyms


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“Then things go downhill pretty quickly,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Great Britain's Flora Perkins was among 15 riders to crash while speeding downhill early in the race.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Once it reaches the surface, the liquid nitrogen could remain in liquid form long enough to travel downhill across the glacier.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

That mass of rock and ice plunged about 800 metres onto a debris-covered glacier, before surging downhill, briefly damming the Lhende River.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Dartmouth introduced downhill skiing to America on Moosilauke, and the first national championships were held there in 1933.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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