devolutions

noun

plural of devolution
as in deteriorations
a change to a lower state or level the gradual devolution of the neighborhood from a thriving community of close-knit families to a drug-ridden slum

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  1. deteriorations
  2. degradations
  3. declinations
  4. declines
  5. descents
Noun
  • Similar deteriorations took place in Tuscany and in Naples.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of deteriorations
Noun
  • Key parameters such as time to recover (TTR), revenue at risk, lead times, OTIF and service-level degradations can be evaluated and compared across mitigation options.
    — Dileep Rai, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The answer is not much—Fennell makes explicit, via sadomasochism, the power differentials and emotional degradations that are so often ambiguous in the original.
    — Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of degradations
Noun
  • The declinations came as the DOJ reassigned and cut prosecutors working on environmental cases.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of declinations
Noun
  • In another set of studies, adults who made more frequent and extreme upward comparisons reported an immediate decline in self-evaluation and cumulative declines in self-esteem and life satisfaction over a browsing session.
    — Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Negative divergences alone don't necessarily lead to immediate declines.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of declines
Noun
  • He was hailed as the first successful parachutist and went on to make some 200 additional descents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • But the paint allegedly became slippery in the sun, and three riders, including one known as a master of descents, crashed.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of descents
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“Devolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devolutions. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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