as in reduced
to bring to a lower grade or rank
the court-martial's decision was to demote the officer responsible for the failed mission
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Recent Examples of demoted
Jerome Ford is not a feature back and should be demoted once Judkins proves capable at pass protection and blitz pickups after missing all of training camp.
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Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Many coup backers are simply demoted or purged from the government without facing trial or execution.
—Joe Wright, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
This puts Jeff and Gabriel, who is demoted to being a human being by his boss for going against her orders, in a difficult spot.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
He ultimately was fired and demoted to lieutenant general upon retirement.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
While the case garnered global acclaim, Captain Terauchi was demoted to a desk job for ’embarrassing’ the airline, only to be reinstated later.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The Royals will need to decide which player will be demoted to make room.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
Gomber is no longer with the team, Feltner hasn’t pitched since late April, Senzatela was demoted to the bullpen this week, and Black was fired on May 11 after the Rockies opened the season 7-33.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
More Photo by David Berding/Getty Images White, who was recently demoted to the second team for the Patriots, would be a very intriguing target for Chicago.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Many coup backers are simply demoted or purged from the government without facing trial or execution.
—Joe Wright, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
This puts Jeff and Gabriel, who is demoted to being a human being by his boss for going against her orders, in a difficult spot.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
He ultimately was fired and demoted to lieutenant general upon retirement.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
While the case garnered global acclaim, Captain Terauchi was demoted to a desk job for ’embarrassing’ the airline, only to be reinstated later.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The Royals will need to decide which player will be demoted to make room.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
Gomber is no longer with the team, Feltner hasn’t pitched since late April, Senzatela was demoted to the bullpen this week, and Black was fired on May 11 after the Rockies opened the season 7-33.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
More Photo by David Berding/Getty Images White, who was recently demoted to the second team for the Patriots, would be a very intriguing target for Chicago.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demoted
Verb
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Among other policy changes, the bill brought back 2017 tax cuts, increased funding for deportation efforts and reduced who is eligible for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).—
Avalon Hester,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, the length of time the computer takes to respond is within the designer's control, and its perception can be reduced by giving prompt and accurate feedback, even if the operation's actual execution time is longer.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Miami’s cartophile Argentine defender Tomas Aviles saw his second yellow of the night after pulling back Toklomati and was dismissed in the 79th minute, leaving Messi and his teammates down a man for the final stages.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Fletcher, who was considered a strong contender for a state Senate seat in March 2023 when Figueroa filed her complaint, spoke publicly Friday about the allegations one month after a judge dismissed it.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Buckeyes sacked him four times.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Mac Jones was strip-sacked in the second quarter for a defensive touchdown, the beginning of the end for the Bill Belichick era.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Demoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demoted. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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