demonetizing

verb

present participle of demonetize
as in debasing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonetizing
  1. debasing
  2. reducing
  3. devaluing
  4. depreciating
  5. downgrading
  6. attenuating
  7. lowering
  8. cheapening
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  • This rousing tribute to the free press, delivered by the son of a journalist, was followed by the world premiere of Danny Boyle’s Ink, a film about how the journalists at British tabloid The Sun ended up debasing our entire society.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Most of us would deny that any socially useful work can be or should be debasing.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Definition of debasing
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  • Climate policies are reducing emissions Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement just over a decade ago, global renewable electricity capacity has grown three times faster than anticipated, while solar PV build-out has increased seven times faster.
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The filter also makes the page look like a poster left too long in the sun, washing it out and reducing contrast compared to monochrome e-readers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of reducing
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  • What outrages Marylanders is that this diabolical plan excludes the Preakness, devaluing it and implying the Triple Crown is irrelevant, if not dead.
    — Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This strategy eliminates mid-tier options for holiday shoppers, potentially devaluing the iPhone 17 quickly once AI becomes standard.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
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  • Technical fluency is the fastest-depreciating asset in your portfolio.
    — Cuong Nguyen Cao, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Accounting Statement 34 from the standards-setting nonprofit lays the foundation for capitalizing, reporting and depreciating capital assets.
    — Kathryn Blackman, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of depreciating
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  • The pocket-size converter and amplifier snaps onto the back of your device via MagSafe magnet, upgrading the audio quality coming out of connected headphones or speakers without downgrading user experience.
    — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Wall Street has soured on Nike, with five analysts downgrading the stock since the beginning of August.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of downgrading
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  • The mouth fiddle is an instrument of extension, attenuating the distinction between our internal organs and those of our making.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of attenuating
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  • The Dolphins, who have lost their first five games and are in the midst of a roster retooling, are raising season ticket prices across the board in 2027, after not increasing prices for any seats (and lowering the price of some seats) this year.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
  • For airlines, the larger plane offers a way to carry more passengers on a single flight, potentially lowering costs per seat.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of lowering
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  • The two are different in kind, and cheapening the first does nothing for the second.
    — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 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.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
Definition of cheapening
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