deign

as in to stoop
to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity I wouldn't deign to answer that absurd accusation

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Recent Examples of deign Toronto is one of only three cities that Sasaki has deigned to visit. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 But cry not for the titans of industry who deign to take on government work. Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024 Machiavelli in his letter similarly uses the humbler scrittoio, a writing room, as if his space in the farmhouse is not deigned to be worth the title of the lofty studiolo. Peter Rubin, Longreads, 13 Nov. 2024 The Football Gods finally deign to provide us with a nailbiter, and yet the TV turnout was still somewhat meh—at least by the NFL’s lofty standards. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for deign
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stoop
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  • First, Eric Garcia stoops to head home a cross in the 19th minute.
    Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • One that clings to status, and one that stoops to serve.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Deign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deign. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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