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Recent Examples of deign
Forty years after making the generation-defining teen drama that saw his jock Andrew Clark thrown together in a Saturday detention with popular princess Molly Ringwald, nerd Anthony Michael Hall, bad boy Judd Nelson, and introvert Ally Sheedy, Estevez finally deigned to attend a cast reunion.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deign
stoop
Verb
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Dier was stooping slightly but the Portuguese midfielder’s leg was at least chest-high.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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This position involves stooping, lifting and consolidating large bags of recycling and refuse.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Deign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deign. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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