lowered 1 of 3

as in bowed
directed down she wouldn't look at me, preferring instead to just sit there with lowered eyes

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lowered

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past tense of lower
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lowered

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verb (2)

variants also loured
past tense of lower

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This spacious sea lounge can become even larger when the side terraces are lowered. Bill Springer, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 The replacement generator was then moved to the floater and lowered into the nacelle using the GenHook crane, all while adhering to the same procedure. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024 Voters lowered the approval threshold for local school bonds from two-thirds to 55% in 2000, which led to a surge in their introduction and passage. Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024 Voters lowered the approval threshold for local school bonds from two-thirds to 55% in 2000, which led to a surge in their introduction and passage. Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024 This spacious sea lounge can become even larger when the side terraces are lowered. Bill Springer, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 Li also lowered prices for several of its models a few months ago and this has also likely helped support sales to an extent. Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 The replacement generator was then moved to the floater and lowered into the nacelle using the GenHook crane, all while adhering to the same procedure. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024 Li also lowered prices for several of its models a few months ago and this has also likely helped support sales to an extent. Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024

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“Lowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowered. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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