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Recent Examples of demonetize
The risk associated with dependency on a single system that can either demonetize you, or cut your pay drastically at a moments notice, is risky business.
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Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
YouTube will still allow videos with falsehoods about climate change on its platform — but will demonetize any videos or channels that promote hoaxes or conspiracy theories about the topic.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Oct. 2021
Six weeks later, De La Haye was presented with an ultimatum, demonetize his YouTube channel or give up his football scholarship.
—Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2021
YouTube also used this agreement to demonetize Dawson and Onision.
—Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 26 May 2021
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Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
YouTube will still allow videos with falsehoods about climate change on its platform — but will demonetize any videos or channels that promote hoaxes or conspiracy theories about the topic.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Oct. 2021
Six weeks later, De La Haye was presented with an ultimatum, demonetize his YouTube channel or give up his football scholarship.
—Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2021
YouTube also used this agreement to demonetize Dawson and Onision.
—Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 26 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonetize
Verb
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Blanche is debasing himself and the law in this shameful pursuit.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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More than fifty golfers were willing to debase themselves in order to grab some of the Saudis’ cash.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The best way to respond to love bombing Over time, love bombers shift from a position of idealizing their new partner and expressing their feelings in an over-the-top positive way to devaluating their partner in a critical and demeaning way.—
Dr. Cortney Warren, Contributor,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
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Alas, this introduces a great deal of noise and bias in the system, devaluating trust and revaluing old school methods, such as the analogue interview or an informal chat in the cafeteria, not to mention word of mouth recommendations, which lead to nepotistic appointments and harm diversity.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes,
8 Dec. 2024
Verb
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In 1994, American teenager Michael Fay was caned at a Singaporean prison for vandalism, a day after his sentence was reduced from six lashes to four in response to an appeal by President Bill Clinton.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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In the United States, Cinco de Mayo has—unfairly—been reduced to an excuse to drink tequila and eat guac.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The national debt and both parties’ willingness to continue spending money have devalued the dollar and continued our trend of rising inflation.—
Kevin Fixler
May 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 May 2026
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But according to an analysis today from Eno Sarris, Andrew Baggarly and Dan Hayes, that exclusivity has dwindled over the past decade, to the point the stat itself is potentially devalued.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Hudson Pacific Properties bought the company in 2022 for $360 million, but has since had to write down the entire value of its Quixote unit due to heavy operating losses.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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After writing down his guess, to which the first lady reacted in shock, officers informed them all to get down.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As order and corruption cease, much of the above issue will attenuate.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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The design works by tracking how red, green, and blue light attenuate differently as the sensor bends.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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Throwing the acceptance letter in the trash, Jackman wrote off the idea of being able to attend—but the very next day, a $3,500 check serendipitously came in the mail from his grandmother’s will.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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What multiple doctors had written off as dry skin was, in fact, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that starts in white blood cells called T cells and primarily affects the skin, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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The Knicks downgraded Josh Hart to questionable with a left thumb sprain on Thursday before bumping him up to probable ahead of tipoff for Game 3 on Friday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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The Investing Club downgraded Nike following the company’s most recent quarter, reflecting concerns that improving fundamentals alone have not been enough to lift sentiment across the retail sector.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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“Demonetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonetize. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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