degradations

plural of degradation

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Recent Examples of degradations Key parameters such as time to recover (TTR), revenue at risk, lead times, OTIF and service-level degradations can be evaluated and compared across mitigation options. — Dileep Rai, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026 The answer is not much—Fennell makes explicit, via sadomasochism, the power differentials and emotional degradations that are so often ambiguous in the original. — Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026 If Wyatt and Surrey could pen brilliant sonnets under Tudor tyranny, then certainly great art can be produced under capitalism despite its particular degradations. — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for degradations
Noun
  • Similar deteriorations took place in Tuscany and in Naples.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Nasdaq is getting crushed Friday, losing more than 2% on the post-earnings declines in Amazon and Intel.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Since then, circulation has remained stable at both, Brummond said, even as many other publications across the country have suffered declines.
    — Pamela E. Walck, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The declinations came as the DOJ reassigned and cut prosecutors working on environmental cases.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Degradations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degradations. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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