abasement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abasement
Noun
  • Following the Chiefs’ 31-0 humiliation of the visiting Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Andy Reid dispensed with his normally exhaustive postgame rundown of individual accolades.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
  • That public humiliation is The Chair Company’s inciting incident.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The immediate goal of this concerted information operation is the debasement of American Jews, but the more politically salient goal is the gaslighting of American evangelical Christians—the very core of the MAGA base, and an overwhelmingly pro-Jewish, pro-Israel constituency at that.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Bitcoin joined gold in the debasement trade as a digital alternative to traditional currencies.
    Krysta Escobar,Jill Schneider, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Abasement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abasement. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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