debasing 1 of 3

present participle of debase
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debasing

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adjective

debasing

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of debasing
Noun
For decades, bartenders have been defaming the Mai Tai, debasing it, making and selling versions of the drink that were childish and incomplex, saccharine and flat. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debasing
Verb
  • Wall Street anticipated interest rates to be eased in recent weeks, following hotter-than-expected jobs data that indicated the labor market was degrading at a faster pace than projected, and inflation, which ticked up again in August while still above the central bank’s 2% goal.
    Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Furthermore, a protective crystalline layer is then applied to the tape to prevent the DNA from degrading.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This announcement, humiliating the involved member, is harmful.
    Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • For decades, Indigenous leaders and advocates across the state and country have been trying to convince school communities that the use of such mascots and logos are inappropriate, demeaning and harmful.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • One detainee who submitted an account to the court that was referenced by Gregorio described sleeping in foul-smelling facilities and facing demeaning treatment by ICE agents.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In a searing rebuttal days before the British socialite was convicted for procuring victims for Epstein’s abuse in December 2021, Comey spoke to the perverted duo’s reasons for targeting teens from disadvantaged backgrounds.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
  • Jeff is a bit of a voyeur or peeping Tom, though not in a perverted way.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • The additional time exposed to harsh radiation is, not surprisingly, corrupting JunoCam's images.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This comes as reports continue to roll in that another August update fail has been corrupting PC SSDs when writing large files.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Further discrediting itself, Thursday’s writeup includes a marketing pitch for the SquareX platform.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Wolfenbarger’s defense attorneys began to focus on discrediting Norma as a witness after prosecutors relied on her testimony to show the jury that her daughter Melissa had allegedly suffered abuse at the hands of her husband before her 1998 disappearance, according to WSB-TV.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • This sub is routinely very humbling.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • CeeDee Lamb’s late drops were unbecoming of a receiver of his caliber and likely cost his team a massive upset.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The folks at Fox (News) are like, ‘Oh, this is so unbecoming of a governor.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025

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“Debasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debasing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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