downgrade
noun
a downward slope, especially of a road.
downgraded
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past participleof downgrade.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof downgrade.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
downgradenouna downward slope, especially of a road.
Example Sentences
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Bernstein downgraded AT&T and cut price targets across telecom and cable stocks as SpaceX expands its wireless ambitions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
S&P Global Ratings downgraded Oracle’s credit rating to one notch above “junk” territory in July, saying that its “rapidly expanding AI infrastructure business is increasing its overall credit risk.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Fitch Ratings recently downgraded the project’s $1.2-billion senior bond to its negative watch list.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The level three warnings, for heavy rain, and the level four warnings, for landslides have now been either downgraded or lifted by the Japan Meteorological Agency in most areas.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Adelaide has now been downgraded to a tropical storm.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
