negative
Example Sentences
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“However, energy deployments have been a larger focus and were a negative surprise in the print.”
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
A WSJ poll projects that consumer price growth held at 1.3% on the year last month, while producer prices finally swung back into the green after more than three years in negative territory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
As cooking continues, that water evaporates, creating empty spaces that allow oil to be drawn in through negative pressure.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026
If a person has a hard time cancelling a subscription, they form a negative association with the process, not a positive mentality about the prospect of saving money.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
It oscillates up and down faster and faster as it approaches the singularity, whipping from positive to negative and back again.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.