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verb

past tense of cheapen
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Recent Examples of cheapened
Verb
It should never be cheapened into a pretext for a tariff policy built on dubious legal theories and personal grievances. ABC News, 23 July 2026 The result is that sports are cheapened, perhaps irredeemably. Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026 The failure to do so has only cheapened our nation and risks our future as a beacon for the world. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026 In this way, Bad Bunny’s popularity has not cheapened his message. Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025 The stock is still benefiting from having been dismissed and cheapened by prior fears of its search franchise being disrupted. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheapened
Adjective
  • By one calculation, a combined United-American would account for 40% of US domestic flying capacity.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader of the Milwaukee Brewers throw a combined no-hitter to beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Brent crude oil prices paused in early trading on Tuesday after gaining in the previous session following a drone attack on an oil pipeline pumping station in Russia that reduced flows from Kazakhstan.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Promise a rebate to every taxpayer when the size and cost of government is reduced.
    Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Sometimes the caulk around a drain has degraded, allowing mold to grow and offering an inviting way for springtails to enter.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The investigation found that the unpermitted excavation degraded sensitive habitats, according to a commission fact sheet.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On a cold night in November 2011, in a field outside Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, a gang of thugs stormed a Soviet scientific research institute, beat and humiliated the staff and burned the place to the ground.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • My husband was humiliated, he was degraded, and not able to defend himself.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • That wasn’t its only subject; comedy and power and misogyny and creativity and intergenerational conflict and work ethic and, especially in its last few seasons, the debased state of the entertainment industry were all richly explored through lines.
    Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
  • And this has lent Margot a debased sort of celebrity.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But in the 1970s, the neighborhood faced disinvestment and the properties deteriorated.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Harald's death came after the Norwegian royal household said his health had deteriorated.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Although the candidate planet was ultimately discredited, genuine hot, rocky planets do exist around other stars.
    Alix Freckelton, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Inflicting these details on the jury, the children’s family members, and the public served no discernible purpose in establishing Clancy’s mens rea, which might have discredited her not-guilty plea.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • New Mexico was an incorporated territory of the United States until becoming the 47th state in 1912.
    Daniel Borunda, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to enabling Lenovo to build such a thin and light business laptop, the incorporated Frore tech means the AeroBlade has no vents on the bottom.
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Cheapened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheapened. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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