as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
theater critics have been denigrating her acting ability for years
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Recent Examples of denigrate
Meanwhile, Congress is standing by, unwilling to buck the president and denigrating our system of checks and balances.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
Other instances reportedly included throwing a water bottle that narrowly missed two players’ heads, and stopping practice to denigrate players.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
The problem facing the NCAA was that, at the very same time its representatives denigrated gambling, the popularity of one of its most profitable products had begun to hinge on Americans’ insatiable appetite for betting.
— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
But now, the American president is repeating Putin’s mantras, denigrating Ukraine, and seems poised to cut aid.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
Other instances reportedly included throwing a water bottle that narrowly missed two players’ heads, and stopping practice to denigrate players.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
The problem facing the NCAA was that, at the very same time its representatives denigrated gambling, the popularity of one of its most profitable products had begun to hinge on Americans’ insatiable appetite for betting.
— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
But now, the American president is repeating Putin’s mantras, denigrating Ukraine, and seems poised to cut aid.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denigrate
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The charge was dismissed after Baldwin's attorneys alleged prosecutors had withheld evidence.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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With punching bags Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle in the frontcourt, the Wolves were dismissed as legitimate opponents for the mighty purple and gold.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The researchers evaluated several AI reasoning models on the six problems from the 2025 USAMO shortly after their release, minimizing any chance the problems were part of the models' training data.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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This eliminates manual scaling inefficiencies, ensuring high availability while minimizing energy consumption.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, a more constrained and domestically focused healthcare agenda is likely to diminish trust in federal health agencies, limit access to culturally competent care and produce a loss of global leadership in health innovation.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Whereas a decline in home values diminishes the equity investors might hold in their properties, which limits their ability to leverage assets for additional investments or refinancing opportunities.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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She was criticized by some for her expensive timepiece and for using prisoners as production props.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Those signings by Guerin were, at the time, criticized as being premature.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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And his record was disparaged by some of the more conservative cardinals and members of the Church.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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In areas as disparate as education and international sports, authoritarian governments and their allies in media work to stigmatize liberal ideas, disparage the record of Western democracy, and offer visions of a post-liberal order led by China and others in its orbit.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Denigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denigrate. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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