as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
bastardize the art form by adapting it to popular taste
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Recent Examples of bastardized
Short’s personality and complexity, attributes long discarded as her life became bastardized, stand in stark contrast to the inhumanity of her death.
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Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The events meant to bring us together, like the Super Bowl or March Madness, have been bastardized into vehicles for ruinous addiction.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The events meant to bring us together, like the Super Bowl or March Madness, have been bastardized into vehicles for ruinous addiction.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bastardized
Verb
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As a result, another strategic asset of the regime has been degraded.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s air-defense network has been badly degraded, and its navy reduced to a fraction of its former capacity.—
Richard Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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He’s corrupted from the inside by a system that has no regard for his humanity.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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During closing arguments that spanned two days, prosecutors drove home their argument that Jones and Dowling purposely corrupted Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chair-to-be Sam Randazzo for their own benefit.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Constitution has been perverted in ways by administrations on both sides of the aisle to facilitate military action.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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Organized sports can easily be perverted.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Republicans and Democrats, left and right—both are being subverted by anti-Semitism within.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The other reminds us how easily that reliability can be subverted in fiction.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Israel significantly weakened the organization in military strikes and assassinations throughout late 2024.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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As a result, Democrats in Crespo’s northwest suburban district and Benton’s southwest suburban district are voting for representatives whose ability to make a difference in the Capitol has been significantly weakened due to internal party politics.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Israel's plants mix that water back into the Mediterranean, where it's diluted enough to not endanger aquatic life.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Yes, when diluted and used with a damp cloth, not soaking wet.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In Alabama, the punishment for this audacity had most often involved waking up to her family’s dogs poisoned in the night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors alleged Richins poisoned her husband with a cocktail laced with illicit fentanyl while the couple was celebrating at their home in March 2022.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Additionally, since mid-December, Chris’s health has deteriorated, prompting a letter from a doctor explaining why Chris should be released on bail, Tsunogae said.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Never whined, even as quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s play deteriorated last season.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Bastardized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bastardized. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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