downgrade
noun
a downward slope, especially of a road.
were downgrading
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past progressiveof downgrade.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, forecasters were downgrading a predicted rise for the Mississippi River.
From Fox News ● Jul. 13, 2019
In the first, he is five, and his mother is removing him from his school, Assumption, having realised the nuns were downgrading his tests because he liked to draw rather than sit still.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2016
The review was prompted by complaints from soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington that Army doctors were downgrading diagnoses of P.T.S.D. to other disorders that led to reduced disability benefits.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2012
In an interview that year, Mr. Pomerantz said the panel also wanted to examine the integrity of the department’s crime statistics following charges that police commanders were downgrading some crimes to lesser offenses.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2011
In an interview that year, he told The Times that the panel also wanted to examine the integrity of the department’s crime statistics following allegations that police commanders were downgrading some crimes to lesser offenses.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2011
