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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
  • In fact, the Clippers (1-3), Jazz (1-4) and Kings (0-5) entered Friday with a combined 2-12 record this season.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2026
  • This in a state in which total combined advertising for the two major party candidates is approaching $400 million.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Then beef stock and heavy cream are added, and the sauce is reduced heavily.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • By controlling how densely cancer-targeting proteins are displayed on the virus, the team developed vaccine particles that significantly reduced tumor development in mice.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
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
Verb
  • Netanyahu faces an international arrest warrant, experts have accused Israel of genocide, and Israel’s image has further deteriorated with a spike in settler violence in the occupied West Bank.
    — Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Medical examinations initially revealed no major injury, but his condition deteriorated.
    — Lance B. Fulford, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • New Mexico was an incorporated territory of the United States until becoming the 47th state in 1912.
    — Daniel Borunda, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

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“Cheapened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheapened. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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