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downhill

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


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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

On the last day, we rode downhill to the Mississippi, where waves of happy cyclists performed one last ritual, dipping their wheels in the river.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 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

Things went downhill from there, but Robinho's performance was less important than what his arrival meant for the future of English football.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

I dont want them to say she sure has gone downhill since he passed.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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