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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
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.
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The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
In this way, Bad Bunny’s popularity has not cheapened his message.
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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.
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Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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The result is that sports are cheapened, perhaps irredeemably.
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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
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Ulseth said the city likely will have to adjust its combined sewer operations as drought and extreme rain — both exacerbated by climate change — are expected to continue.
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The combined market value of just five companies—Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon—exceeds $20 trillion, more than the combined GDP of Europe’s five largest economies.
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Among them, a large waterfront hotel in the city of Macuto, which has been reduced to rubble.
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That matters because decades of research link heavy social media use to anxiety, lower self-esteem and reduced well-being.
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Its arsenal of ballistic missiles has been degraded.
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LiDAR can be degraded by heavy precipitation.
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Only the United States was humiliated; both countries have experienced a catastrophic loss.
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However, they were then humiliated 2-1, after extra time, by second division side Torreense in the final.
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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.
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And this has lent Margot a debased sort of celebrity.
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Air support also was grounded the previous afternoon as conditions deteriorated.
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The situation in Haiti has deteriorated since armed groups took control of most of Port-au-Prince in 2024.
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Instead, they are encouraged to view blue zones primarily through the lens of a sloppy critique that has already been discredited.
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Those accusations have long been discredited.
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Eatonville is nationally known as the nation’s first incorporated municipality with an all-African American government.
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The dining area offers an incorporated wine cellar, and the family room features an entertainment wall.
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“Cheapened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheapened. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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