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as in bowed
directed down her downcast gaze made us realize that she was shy

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as in depressed
feeling unhappiness I'm always a little downcast on rainy days

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“Downcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downcast. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

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