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Recent Examples of deign
Tesla, which dissolved its public relations team in 2020 and only deigned to expand its advertising in 2024 after years of Musk acting as a one-man marketing department, has been unable or unwilling to push back against these commentaries.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
As for the why David Lynch deigned to do this, the man explained his reasoning in a tweet.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
The National Gallery of Art for the United States of America did not deign to acquire an example of Native American painting until 2020.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
But cry not for the titans of industry who deign to take on government work.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
As for the why David Lynch deigned to do this, the man explained his reasoning in a tweet.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
The National Gallery of Art for the United States of America did not deign to acquire an example of Native American painting until 2020.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
But cry not for the titans of industry who deign to take on government work.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deign
stoop
Verb
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Mikel Merino used one of those runs to score for Arsenal with a stooping near-post header in March and in the example below, Keane Lewis-Potter of Brentford gets a header away from the penalty spot under no pressure as Chelsea are committed to defending the six-yard box.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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To reduce bending and stooping, the beds should be at least 36 inches tall, said Aguilar in the news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Deign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deign. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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