debauching

present participle of debauch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for debauching
Verb
  • Tales From Beyond the Pale co-creator Glenn McQuaid unleashes a Jason Voorhees whose appearance is concealed not by a hockey mask but a squiggly blur of video noise, corrupting the handheld footage of him stalking college kids through the woods.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The additional time exposed to harsh radiation is, not surprisingly, corrupting JunoCam's images.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The alliance should also increase its training with an eye toward degrading or destroying the Kaliningrad facilities should direct hostilities break out.
    James Stavridis, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The research revealed a strong correlation between microbial plastic-degrading potential and global plastic pollution levels, suggesting bacteria are adapting to what’s available.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By suddenly disclosing its true holdings, China could drive up gold prices while signaling stronger backing for the renminbi, thus weakening the dollar’s global clout.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Recent economic data has suggested a weakening labor market and inflation up a touch, but not so much as to crack the stock market.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Below, Gray speaks with THR about life on the road, subverting the pressure of fans’ reaction to his music and finding his complete self recording his new music.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Infiniti’s portrayal of Willa has drawn praise for subverting the trope of the damsel in distress, instead becoming her very own heroine in the tale.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Afghanistan Analysts Network, also reported others were leaving amid plummeting salaries and deteriorating conditions.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Travelers in the region are advised to remain alert for rapidly changing conditions, as the combination of snow and high winds can produce sudden reductions in visibility and rapidly deteriorating roadways.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Hogan initially denied poisoning her estranged husband, according to police, but later changed her story.
    Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Krishna discovers that Kaliya is living beneath the surface of a local pond and poisoning its waters with his venom.
    Seamus Sullivan September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This announcement, humiliating the involved member, is harmful.
    Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Debauching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debauching. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on debauching

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!