as in downhill
a downward slope
the cabin is precariously perched on a declivity of the mountain's northern face
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Recent Examples of declivity
Even after weeks of drying winds, the crackly leaves worked themselves into every corner and declivity.
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Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declivity
Noun
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Same as with downhill racing, same as with UFC fighting, with boxing, with all of those things.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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In this melancholy-comic subversion of a rags-to-riches story Karl’s empathetic musings about those less fortunate immigrants foreshadow his subsequent downhill trajectory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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The rapid descent of temperatures, which in some cases may reach the upper 20s, raises concerns for agriculture, property maintenance, and daily routines as winter-like conditions arrive.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Apollo-era lunar module was a two-part spacecraft—a descent stage that landed the astronauts on the surface, and an ascent stage, containing the crew compartment, that lifted back off, leaving the bottom half of the vehicle on the moon.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Recent dips in birth rates are due to declines in teenage pregnancy, and shifts to older ages of childbearing.—
Stephanie Psaki,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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The dip in form could in part be attributed to the loss of key players during the summer, namely Mihailovic, who forced his way out of the club back in August.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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Since hip-hop hit a market peak in 2020, it's been a slow decline ever since, the outlet reports.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Blank sailings have only gotten more prevalent as ocean carriers aimed to stop months of declines in freight rates after a softer-than-usual peak shipping season.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Declivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declivity. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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