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adjective

as in compounded

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cheapened

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verb

past tense of cheapen
1
as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of a glutted market cheapened cranberries to the point where they were selling for less than what it cost to grow them

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2
as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality a politician who would cheapen herself by caving in to lobbyists

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3
as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes she really cheapens herself by shamelessly pursuing men like that

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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
  1. combined
  2. reduced
  3. degraded
  4. humiliated
  5. debased
  6. deteriorated
  7. discredited
  8. incorporated
Adjective
  • Elon Musk's Tesla and SpaceX lose over $420 billion in combined market cap after midterms.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Second, the study compared a combined diet and exercise program with usual care but did not include a group that followed the same diet without supervised exercise.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of combined
Verb
  • He was sentenced to four years’ probation and initially ordered to stay away from his ex-wife and two children for six years, which was later reduced to two years, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The film, set between the years 1945 and 1947, depicts a society struggling to recover from war, only to be reduced, once again, by the arrival of a kaiju (as giant monsters are known in Japanese, and to fans of the corresponding film genre).
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of reduced
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  • People, information, data, know-how, infrastructure, suppliers and technology are suddenly unavailable or badly degraded.
    — Bojan Ilic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The durability of these chemicals means they won’t be degraded during the manufacturing process, which can involve hundreds or even thousands of steps.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of degraded
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  • From the very start, the students assigned as guards went on cruel power trips and repeatedly humiliated — if not psychologically tortured — the inmates, to the point that some of the prisoners suffered nervous breakdowns.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Packers come off an angry loss while the Panthers were humiliated on Sunday.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of humiliated
Adjective
  • The plates feature debased imprints of the same signature shapes, creating a dialogue with the glasses.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of debased
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  • The restoration team replaced the building’s roof and windows, which had deteriorated over years of neglect.
    — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The dominance of drone warfare in this conflict makes aboveground travel extremely dangerous, and services and supplies have deteriorated sharply since May.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of deteriorated
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  • News of the briefing leaked, and the senators lashed out at the FBI, saying their efforts to scrutinize the Biden family had been discredited and falsely linked to Russian disinformation.
    — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The regime discredited the uncorroborated claims by having state media release photos of the 42-year-old dictator touring a clothing and footwear exhibition in Pyongyang with his wife and teenage daughter Kim Ju Ae.
    — Anna Coren, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of discredited
Adjective
  • The new hotel comes a couple of years after the ski area added 550 acres of high-alpine terrain and Keystone, Colorado, became the state’s newest incorporated town.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Tax impact for business owners The vast majority of incorporated businesses in Colorado don’t report any taxable income, according to the Department of Revenue data.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2026
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