Lower
Lower verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.
Upgrading
Upgrading noun - A raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position.
Both words in one sentence
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This appears to have been overcome by him upgrading himself to a lower-body exoskeleton in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Source: Wheelchair Woobie -
Made all the more apparent by the fact that lower-tier, weaker escorts (especially the Akira, the class you use before upgrading to the Defiant) are much, much bigger.
Source: Video Game / Star Trek Online
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Upgrading and Lower. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lower/upgrading
Lower & Upgrading. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lower/upgrading>.
Upgrading or Lower. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lower/upgrading.
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