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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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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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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
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
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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
Verb
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Here’s a look at what streets will be closed or reduced in Fort Worth this weekend to accommodate the event.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2026
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The ship also composts food waste and has reduced its reliance on single-use plastics.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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The 2026 State of the Union speech stands in contrast, a speech by a mendacious demagogue who has degraded his listeners by debauching their instincts.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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The federal lawsuit against poultry companies, filed in 2005 by former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson, alleged excessive poultry waste spread as fertilizer had degraded the watershed.—
Barbara Hoberock,
Oklahoman,
26 Feb. 2026
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In the dormitory, the classroom, and on the football team, where Negroes were allowed only to be linebackers, he was humiliated.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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Still, Friday ranked as one of the most unexpected breakdowns in international sports since Germany humiliated host Brazil, 7-1, at the 2014 soccer World Cup.—
Bora Erden,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The way the cap is calculated isn’t straightforward, but by any measure, a combined Nexstar and Tegna would blitz through it, meaning that the cap would need to be waived, raised, or abolished for their merger to pass.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
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Over the course of six combined minutes defending Leonard on Sunday at Intuit Dome, Banchero held the Clippers forward to 3-for-8 shooting from the floor, including 0-for-2 from 3-point range, for just eight points with two free throws, according to league-tracking data.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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Ties deteriorated after Canadian authorities alleged that India was involved in the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist near Vancouver in June 2023.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The country’s overall box office has deteriorated sharply, with average weekly grosses falling to levels that have perplexed exhibitors and analysts alike.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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All four men were subjected to police interrogation techniques that are now widely discredited for leading to false confessions.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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And suddenly, along came Franklin Roosevelt, along came the Depression, along came World War II, and they were just discredited.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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Only the first is still fashionable, and the last has been so debased, misused, and weaponized over the centuries as to be almost unspeakable in polite company.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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But in recent years, acts of brazen violence have been the grim drumbeat of a debased national politics.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The formula pairs shea butter and argan oil for deep moisture with a blend of hydrolyzed collagen, oat protein, and sweet almond protein to help reinforce dry, weakened hair.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
26 Feb. 2026
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Crews have been deployed to spray disinfectant on vehicles entering the exclusion zone to avoid any possible transfer of the highly-contagious viral disease that induces fever and blister-like sores in the mouth, drastically reduces milk production and leaves animals weakened.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Cheapened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheapened. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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