- present participle of downgrade.
downgrading
Example Sentences
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Now, they’re downgrading the shares to a neutral rating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
In a 760-page report published in April, he called for the end of what he described as a "culture" of agencies passing responsibility between each other or downgrading their own involvement in cases like this.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Ader upgraded Backblaze shares to Market Perform from Underperform—just a few months after downgrading the stock.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Anmuth was more critical of Meta’s spending plans, downgrading the stock to neutral from overweight on Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
I say it is time we quit downgrading ourselves as a nation.
From State of the Union Address by Gerald R. Ford
