demonetized

past tense of demonetize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonetized
Verb
  • The bulk of these are in regions like Africa and South America, where governments have repeatedly debased national currencies, and prompted their citizens to seek out sturdier assets like Tether’s dollar and gold offerings instead.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Look at how much the city had debased this pilgrim in six months, a year.
    David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • France devalued its currency in 1927, the United Kingdom abandoned the gold standard in 1931, and the same year Germany imposed import restrictions and rationed access to foreign currency.
    MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Creative labor certainly seems to be disappearing as studios experiment with generative AI, and artists and craftspeople are rightly afraid of being further mistreated, devalued, or replaced.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Since the beginning of the year, the rupiah has depreciated by more than 7%, while rising oil prices and expectations of further US Federal Reserve interest rate hikes have added pressure on emerging markets.
    , CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As for how the yen depreciated, Japan's comparatively low interest rates have remained a key factor weighing on the currency.
    Tiago Ventura, Time, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Obviously, that’s a fair assumption if his ice time is meaningfully reduced, and the same goes for Draisaitl.
    Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The development comes as the global shipping industry contends with attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, higher energy prices, and sharply reduced traffic through some of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.
    Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • These risks could be attenuated with thoughtful health policy.
    Andréa Becker, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The current media environment is so grim that critique of anything has become radically attenuated.
    Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
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“Demonetized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonetized. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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