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The phrase "as a downer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has a negative or depressing effect on a situation or mood.
Example: "The news about the layoffs was a real downer for the team, dampening the overall morale."
Alternatives: "a mood killer" or "a buzzkill".
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You could deliver it as a downer.
According to one frequently cited study, as a downer it outranks divorce or separation.
Frankly, we worried more that people would see the series as a downer.
Rather than see this as a downer, use it as a chance to start incorporating bits of development work into your current role.
Feel free to add essential oils – peppermint as an upper, lavender as a downer, or tea tree oil to boost the disinfecting power of the spray.
The game's protagonist decides not to take the pill, becoming what is known as a "downer", and must escape the city before he is stopped.
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But in this culture, contemplating death is seen as "heavy," a downer.
I guess the reason I come across as such a downer at times is that I assume that we all know about the incredible benefits that technology has to offer us; it's not worth repeating what we all know to be true.
As much of a downer as this behavior could be for people with romantic ideas of helping troubled kids, it was a perfectly understandable survival mechanism, and I grew to respect it.
I don't start with this to be a downer as much as to encourage you, especially if you're just starting, to keep your eye on the long-term vision.
They regard this humble bird (who itself can't exactly rejoice in its scientific name Turdus Merula) as something of a downer.
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