Verb (used without object) : The economy seems to be downshifting. From Dictionary.com.
Fighting constantly to "downshift" our family routine. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
My wife is not warming to this "downshift" position as easily, however. From Wordnik.com. [the Jesus Manifesto] Reference
Be able to downshift into consulting (if appropriate). From Wordnik.com. [A Fundraising Survival Guide] Reference
It was a downshift in national mood, an onset of dread. From Wordnik.com. [A Twist in Time] Reference
Hit the brakes and downshift with the left-hand paddle. From Wordnik.com. [A Fun Screamer Dragging an Anchor] Reference
Still, the family embodies the downshift in consumer spending. From Wordnik.com. [Meet the Smiths] Reference
Conversely, you downshift when your reptilian brain takes over. From Wordnik.com. [Sheldon Drobny: What's Wrong With The Clintons: The Emperor Has No Clothes] Reference
To avoid a wipeout, downshift or use the one-finger braking lever. From Wordnik.com. [Try To Get A Grip] Reference
Now, let's downshift into inertia for a while with Mitch McConnell. From Wordnik.com. [TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads] Reference
And then -- because it's time to downshift into a commercial break!. From Wordnik.com. [John Eskow: What's the Role of Fiction In a World Gone Completely Berserk?] Reference
But his wife and two teenagers have been forced to downshift with him. From Wordnik.com. [Downshift] Reference
She eased into the downshift, starting a hobby as a beekeeper with two hives. From Wordnik.com. [Downshift] Reference
The downshift has added benefits -- he says he's cut his cholesterol in half. From Wordnik.com. [Downshift] Reference
While I have learned to downshift and unplug, I still need to feel purposeful. From Wordnik.com. [Roger Fransecky: Lighten Up!] Reference
When I slow down, I can sometimes feel the transmission downshift with a thud. From Wordnik.com. [Battle of the Hybrids] Reference
The latest remarks by Mr. Lee suggest the downshift will continue into next year. From Wordnik.com. [Samsung Electronics Sees a Peak] Reference
We'll think of you when we're forced to downshift, slam on the brakes, and swerve. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 10, 2005] Reference
Feeble Growth In recent weeks, data from around the world reveal a growth downshift. From Wordnik.com. [Waning Economic Recovery Fuels Global Uncertainty] Reference
Have you found ideas to slow down, downshift and re-engage with the people you love?. From Wordnik.com. [Kari Henley: Are You Obsessed With Being Busy?] Reference
The muffler has a hole in it, and the truck rumbles when I downshift and give it gas. From Wordnik.com. [Promises] Reference
For most industries, the optimal time to hit the brakes and downshift was months ago. From Wordnik.com. [In Chaos Lies Opportunity] Reference
Automatic transmission is a bit slow to downshift, but the 'Sport' mode works well. "". From Wordnik.com. [From the logbook: Volkswagen Rabbit] Reference
What I'll be doing in this column is asking you technophiles to downshift a bit, to relax. From Wordnik.com. [Dark Underbelly of Technology] Reference
They would massively demonstrate or go to the streets or downshift to SOME kind of hardball. From Wordnik.com. [America: The country where politicians give the finger to the majority of the citizens] Reference
That downshift will save Detroit billions, which it desperately needs to get back in the black. From Wordnik.com. [Is Detroit Gearing Up?] Reference
That would be a downshift of 96 million people to 32 million --- a net loss of 64 million jobs. From Wordnik.com. [What if we stop consuming? (96 million more jobless?)] Reference
Smarting from the dramatic downshift in demand for its sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks. From Wordnik.com. [GM Puts Off Truck,] Reference
The overseas view is that America is fine -- that there's no need to sweat the current downshift. From Wordnik.com. [Global Investor: Stephen Roach] Reference
A look inside Campbell's response shows how seriously the industry is taking the sales downshift. From Wordnik.com. [Food Firms Cook Up Ways to Combat Rare Sales Slump] Reference
Within the month, Shepard quit her job, facing unemployment and a dramatic downshift in lifestyle. From Wordnik.com. ['I made her talk to me and open up.'] Reference
The other type of vacation is just to "be," with plenty of time to read, sleep, walk, and downshift. From Wordnik.com. [Kari Henley: Why Americans Are The Worst Vacationers] Reference
So they downshift to co-habitation, changing partners and dragging their confused children with them. From Wordnik.com. [A President's Class War] Reference
"Nowyou tell me," she said, so angry she forgot to downshift to a lower case letter to start her sentence. From Wordnik.com. [A Day in the Life of a Hip-Hop Grants Administrator] Reference
He squeezed her hand, then let it go to downshift as they turned into the parking lot of her condo complex. From Wordnik.com. [Lawman Lover]
This area lets me pull from most vehicles at stoplights and pass when I need to, sometimes with a downshift. From Wordnik.com. [kevynwight Diary Entry] Reference
The rest just wanted to learn how to downshift at the speed of light and whip around corners pulling six G's. From Wordnik.com. [Life In The Fastest Lane] Reference
I had to downshift considerably in my own life after a few years of working motherhood, and I only have two kids. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Lyon: Hurricane Sarah] Reference
I really need to make this car last and would appreciate hearing the bottom line on whether and how to downshift. From Wordnik.com. [A Cheap Vehicle for a Student] Reference
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