demonetized

verb

past tense of demonetize
as in debased

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  1. debased
  2. devalued
  3. depreciated
  4. reduced
  5. attenuated
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  • Meanwhile, the very vocabulary of humanitarianism and antiracism has become so selectively applied or debased as to be meaningless.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • Haphazardly propped on the ground with wiring and hardware exposed, the flags appear as symbols debased and emptied after centuries of misuse.
    — Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Definition of debased
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  • Effort was the old currency, and AI just devalued it.
    — Margareta Petrovic, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • For other first basemen, understanding the metrics might mean the difference between finding a job or slipping out of a sport that has increasingly devalued their position.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of devalued
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  • Moreover, while the greenback has held strong amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, many Asian currencies like the Indian rupee and Philippine peso have significantly depreciated.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • Summerville isn’t so easy to make a big profit on this time, but two years at the London Stadium have chipped away at the bill for him, and no player’s value ever depreciated after a promising World Cup.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Definition of depreciated
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  • Demand for oil plunged during the war because supply fell sharply and many folks reduced their oil consumption.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Trump reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah by about 90% each, undoing protections established by former presidents on public lands that are sacred among many Native Americans.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 14 July 2026
Definition of reduced
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  • The current media environment is so grim that critique of anything has become radically attenuated.
    — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
  • And Lawrence’s early death, following the failure of the Barbados therapy for his tuberculosis, attenuated even that.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
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“Demonetized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonetized. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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