deglamorizing

present participle of deglamorize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deglamorizing
Verb
  • Keeping your hands free while solo and on the move enhances alertness by minimizing distractions and improves reaction time for unexpected situations.
    Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Once stationary, deactivate all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights remain unlit, minimizing the chance of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At Clemson University, that scrutiny fell on three staff members who are alleged to have posted disparaging comments about Kirk on social media.
    Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
  • One of the most recent cases includes the high court’s 2017 decision in Matal v Tam, in which the justices ruled that a law preventing trademarks of disparaging terms was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Students at a school district in Kentucky are putting down their phones and cracking books at a record pace now that devices are banned during class, district officials said.
    Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • There’s hard, mundane work outside of putting down the bottle and putting down the pipe.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At a single, two-minute dinner, Hermann Kafka smashes a cockroach while denigrating his son’s engagement to Felice Bauer before reiterating his distaste for Franz’s writing.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The chief of the Pembroke Park Police Department accused Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony on Friday of denigrating his officers to score political points in his ongoing feud with the city manager of Deerfield Beach.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Deglamorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deglamorizing. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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