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Every sports league is better with a bad guy, and Reese subtly demeaning Clark is a brilliant marketing ploy. Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2025 The Ramirez cartoon demeans these hardworking Americans whose earnings leave them unable to afford private health insurance and perpetuates the fiction that Medicaid recipients are freeloaders. Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025 Cruelty Is Mistaken For Emotional Depth In emotionally intense relationships, demeaning behavior is often reframed as emotional honesty. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 The sudden loss of a job that is appreciated worldwide, but demeaned by many in their homeland, is devastating, Justus said. Terry Collins, USA Today, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for demean

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“Demean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demean. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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