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
  • Many gardeners embrace biodiversity in turf areas to support pollinators, birds, and other wildlife while reducing the inputs needed for lawn maintenance.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • That means potentially shutting down or reducing ice time for some of its biggest stars who are playing through nagging injuries.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 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
  • The mistake was dragging it out for years, stubbornly clutching a depreciating asset while better offers came and went.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 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.
    Bloomberg, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Fitch Ratings has given Chicago a BBB+ overall, while downgrading sales tax securitization from AAA to AA+.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Nakai, too, squandered roughly six points for downgrading a planned triple lutz-triple toe loop combination.
    Bora Erden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Evidence suggests that taking statins, a cholesterol-lowering medication, could lower the risk of DME by reducing inflammation and preserving the function of blood vessels in the eye.
    Zia Sherrell, Health, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Higher consumer prices could discourage the Federal Reserve from lowering its benchmark interest rate, or even spur it to raise rates.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 5 Mar. 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 11 Mar. 2026.

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