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Recent Examples of abase Turturro was attracted to the novel’s house style: Its manic, sarcastic, abasing observations, largely written in the third person but never far from Sabbath’s perspective, seemed made for the theater. Marc Tracy, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023 Pence has long since perfected the ability to abase himself in public without seeming the least bit ashamed. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2023 Unfortunately, an impulse to abase oneself isn’t resolved by a recognition that human life is a collaboration. Caleb Crain, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2021 One by one, internees abase themselves before 60 of their fellow prisoners, repenting of their errors in thinking and their nonprogressive religious practices. James E. Person Jr., National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abase
Verb
  • But warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels, disease and human activity, such as pollution, have severely degraded Florida's reefs, according to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The team’s goal is to track and predict how asphalt roads degrade.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lord Lovat is utterly humiliated and this turns out to be a major problem for Brian.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • There’s always a moment in which somebody humiliates the villain and now all the love in him is gone.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For decades, bartenders have been defaming the Mai Tai, debasing it, making and selling versions of the drink that were childish and incomplex, saccharine and flat.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike bonds, which promise repayment of the primary investment at a future date, warranting demands for higher yields to offset inflation concerns, gold is a physical asset that cannot be debased by fiscal mismanagement or political interference.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There would be accusations of race manipulation, an online mob discrediting Wallace’s win as undeserved, and an angry Joe Gibbs Racing organization, which would now realize Hamlin puts another team’s interests ahead of their own.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Over time, as research increasingly pointed to genetics as a major factor in autism, the theory was discredited.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For investors, even opposition threats of repeal weaken confidence by raising doubts about long-term policy stability.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • While his core supporters remain loyal, sustained disapproval among the broader public could weaken his leverage in negotiations with Congress and erode confidence in his leadership.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Krishna discovers that Kaliya is living beneath the surface of a local pond and poisoning its waters with his venom.
    Seamus Sullivan September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Authorities said Boytsov is also accused of poisoning his wife, who is one of the deceased, with the alcohol.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Marra’s wife says their family has received hateful messages and read demeaning online posts about them since Hegseth posted about Marra on X a few weeks ago.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Beyond wait time fees, the DOJ complaint also details instances where Uber drivers allegedly refused service to passengers with service animals, canceled rides after learning a passenger was blind, or demeaned riders with disabilities.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Democrats and civil libertarians said Trump corrupted the system of justice by getting involved.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, what that sets up, in the game of Survivor, is someone ready to be corrupted.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Abase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abase. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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