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decline

Definition for decline

noun as in downward change in value, position

verb as in descend

Strongest matches

dip, drop, fall, go down, lower, sag, sink

Strong matches

droop, set, settle, slant, slope

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Example Sentences

While pointing out the stock market traditionally performs the best from November through April, typically gaining about 7%, Stovall cautioned about a potential decline in 2025.

From Salon

Robert D. Putnam’s 2000 book “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community,” which surveys how Americans have become increasingly disconnected from each other with the decline of social institutions like bowling leagues, had been a big influence in Schur’s crafting of “Parks and Recreation” and Leslie Knope’s guiding principle.

Perhaps, then, the story about big cities softening up on Trump reflects not the salience of place and an attention to local governance, but a decline of those things, and a regression of the metropolitan voter toward the national mean.

From Slate

On Tuesday, Rogan said that Harris' campaign put the kibosh on certain topics during a potential interview, which led him to decline.

From Salon

But this is preceded by perimenopause, a phase of gradual decline in reproductive hormones that can last from anywhere between two to 10 years.

From BBC

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