as in reduces
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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One day while driving, my vision began to shrink, like the end of a movie when the camera reduces to a pinhole.—
Lisa K. Friedman,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025 -
This reduces the energy required for the zinc ions to shed their surrounding solvent shell and deposit onto the electrode.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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As for the third criticism—that the point system is gamification, trivializing death and destruction—Prickly dismisses it out of hand.—
Tamar Jacoby,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The poem dismisses prevailing emphases on externals, stressing instead the formative powers of one’s inner being.—
Daniella Walsh,
Oc Register,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Demotes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demotes. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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