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Yes, downshift is playable

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"Downshift" Definition

verb

To shift an automotive vehicle into a lower gear.
To move or shift to a lower level (as of speed, activity, or intensity).

verb-transitive

To reduce in speed, rate, or intensity: "The president is downshifting his confrontational rhetoric and reaffirming his readiness to talk arms control” ( Newsweek).
To shift (a motor vehicle) into a lower gear.

verb-intransitive

To reduce the speed, rate, or intensity of something.
To shift a motor vehicle into a lower gear.

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