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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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The show, known for its Emmy Award winning costumes, was quick to help conceal Coon’s pregnancy without stooping to TV gimmicks.—
Avalon Hester,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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The problem of always being on and willing to do better In his second year of medical school, Ehrenfeld recalled being at an operating table with particularly sharp corners and stooping down to pick something up.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Deign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deign. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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