demonetizing

Definition of demonetizingnext
present participle of demonetize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonetizing
Verb
  • Since the summer of 2025, antiforeigner sentiment—fueled by false or exaggerated claims about migrant workers committing crimes, foreign residents draining welfare coffers, or international tourists debasing Japanese culture—has taken hold in Japanese politics.
    GRACIA LIU-FARRER, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025
  • But the story of Hilma af Klint lacks the blunt clarity of balance sheets, and her afterlife suggests that money, far from debasing art, is what pins it to the world.
    Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Once in place, this will allow staff to care for guests’ most delicate garments while reducing harmful emissions.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The weapon can also fly more than 45 miles to strike mobile targets, reducing the amount of time that aircrews spend in harm’s way.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That’s one fewer than a peak in mid-2025 as political trends devaluing diversity blend with changes to succession plans and corporate structures.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But his threat came as widespread protests—fueled by a devaluing currency and rapid inflation—have rattled the country in the past week, leading to violent clashes involving security forces.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • That’s hoovering up free cash flows and loading the companies with depreciating assets, radically altering many of the characteristics that have helped fuel the firms’ rise over the past decade.
    Bloomberg, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
  • That’s hoovering up free cash flows and loading the companies with depreciating assets, radically altering many of the characteristics that have helped fuel the firms’ rise over the past decade.
    Jeran Wittenstein, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Nakai, too, squandered roughly six points for downgrading a planned triple lutz-triple toe loop combination.
    Bora Erden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The United States Department of State updated its travel advisory for the country of Pakistan this week, warning of potential crime there but also downgrading its warning for the border area between Pakistan and India.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Candidates Sylvester Fulcher, Wesam Shahed, Patricia Joan ‘Trish’ Murphy, Antoine Bass and Veronica Bolling-Franklin range in experience and viewpoints, though all claim lowering property taxes and boosting health care accessibility are goals.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Almonds Almonds are an easy and healthy snack option that are full of blood pressure-lowering vitamins and minerals.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • There was only ever one copy of the album created, an intentional choice by RZA, the leader of the group, and Dutch Moroccan rapper and producer Cilvaringz, who felt the streaming age was cheapening music.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
  • There was only ever one copy of the album created, an intentional choice by RZA, the leader of the group, and Dutch Moroccan rapper and producer Cilvaringz, who felt the streaming age was cheapening music.
    Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Demonetizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonetizing. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

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