as in easy
involving minimal difficulty or effort
the project should be all downhill after this problem is fixed
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as in dip
a downward slope
most runners will have their best splits on the downhills
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Recent Examples of downhill
Roger Sands, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Number of Bike Trails: 191 Most Popular Bike Trail: The crown goes to French Press, a 4.4-mile downhill romp in Snowmass’ Bike Park that is full of berms and rollers from top to bottom.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 12 Aug. 2024
Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2024
When my maternal grandma died, my brother and I each got a set of downhill skis — that was a big deal for us.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
But since Week 1, it’s been downhill for New England.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Beyond the Borders Ski Vacation Ski travelers often opt for downhill experiences outside of the States.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Number of Bike Trails: 191 Most Popular Bike Trail: The crown goes to French Press, a 4.4-mile downhill romp in Snowmass’ Bike Park that is full of berms and rollers from top to bottom.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 12 Aug. 2024
Noun
More Adventures Nearby: Whistler has no shortage of high-adrenaline activities throughout the year such as downhill mountain biking, which is serious business here.
—Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2024
When my maternal grandma died, my brother and I each got a set of downhill skis — that was a big deal for us.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Adverb
What is going on with energy prices this year?
Oil futures rose quickly to start the year and hit $85 per barrel in April, but it’s been almost all downhill from there and prices at the pump are following along.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
But since Week 1, it’s been downhill for New England.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downhill
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But because pressured waterfowl aren’t easy to fool, hunters have been trying to perfect the art of decoy deception to swing the odds in their favor.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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To make this easier, appointments are not required.Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Use it for everything from creaming butter and sugar to making creamy dips to whipping egg whites into meringues.Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
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French onion soup and dip mix: This is an easy way to add extra flavor to the pot roast mixture.Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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Place cake on a serving plate, cut side down; discard parchment.Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Bishop Pass 15 uses 650-fill-power down wrapped in a 20-denier water-resistant ripstop nylon shell.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
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Returning from larger stomping grounds to run one of the state’s most diverse cities is not always the smoothest transition, political experts have said.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Trump thanked President Joe Biden for a smooth transition of power during their White House meeting.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Harris is the first Black woman and first woman of South Asian descent to be a major party's presidential nominee.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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And there’s the historical significance of the candidates themselves: Harris, 60, would be the first woman and the first person of South Asian descent to serve as U.S. President.TIME Staff, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since Harris hit a post-debate peak, her margin’s been drifting downward again.Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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During Trump's first term, freedom of the press in the United States lurched downward, as did trust in media.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Or that a different definition will make a theory simpler.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2024
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If peace has always been but a simple voluntary choice, the price of human imperfection has been paid in the coin of perpetual war.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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AbbVie’s revenue decline can be attributed to the loss of market exclusivity for its top-selling drug – Humira.Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The number of families experiencing homelessness rose by 15% from 2022 to 2023 after years of steady declines since 2015, the organization reports, likely because of policy shifts like reductions in COVID-era safety net spending and expiring eviction moratoriums.Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Downhill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downhill. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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