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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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  • The companies say expanding domestic recycling and processing could strengthen battery supply chains while reducing dependence on virgin critical minerals.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Still others are addressing problematic supply chains—recovering and recycling scarce materials, reducing waste, improving traceability, and helping farmers and other suppliers earn a more sustainable living.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Sep. 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
Definition of devaluing
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  • 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
  • Skeptics have questioned whether graphics processing units (GPUs) can support this type of financing because the chips have historically been viewed as rapidly depreciating technology.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of depreciating
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  • On Monday, shortly after authorities began downgrading some mandatory evacuation orders to warnings around Somersett, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said people were already venturing too far into dangerous wildlands.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Analysts are more cautious, with BofA and JPMorgan downgrading the stock to hold.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 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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  • Then, in early September, Novartis unveiled the results of its trials of a drug directed at lowering a protein — known as lipoprotein A — thought to cause heart attacks and strokes.
    — Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 22 Sep. 2026
  • OpenAI and Anthropic both recently released new models aimed at lowering costs.
    — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of lowering
Verb
  • 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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“Demonetizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonetizing. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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