Definitions
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- adjective sloping down rather steeply
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Examples
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The name is attributed to the fact that it resembles an actual flag with a downward-sloping body (due to price consolidation) and a visually evident post.
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Once the initial downward-sloping trend line is drawn, the bottom is a simple duplicate.
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At once, the stone slab rumbled, inching to the side, revealing a downward-sloping tunnel.
Kresley Cole Immortals After Dark: The Clan MacRieve Kresley Cole 2010
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Like the descending staircases earlier, each aqueduct bridge featured guttered edges and downward-sloping steps, only they were not as steep.
THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010
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Like the descending staircases earlier, each aqueduct bridge featured guttered edges and downward-sloping steps, only they were not as steep.
THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010
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No enemy was in sight, only the long, downward-sloping tunnel, like a mine shaft, leading ever deeper underground.
HITLER’S HOLY RELICS Sidney D. Kirkpatrick 2010
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If you are familiar with the normal, downward-sloping population curve of industrial societies, you will understand my point.
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No enemy was in sight, only the long, downward-sloping tunnel, like a mine shaft, leading ever deeper underground.
HITLER’S HOLY RELICS Sidney D. Kirkpatrick 2010
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The downward-sloping curve of your weight, the upward-sloping curve of your savings — for some folks, visual cues to success are understandably addictive and motivating.
Top 10 Mind Hacks For Making Your Resolutions Stick | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Like the descending staircases earlier, each aqueduct bridge featured guttered edges and downward-sloping steps, only they were not as steep.
THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010
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