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Recent Examples of demotion
The department’s discipline and accountability division recommended demotion as a result of the internal affairs investigation, according to the lawsuit.
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Ben Wheeler
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Suleyman's 'demotion' With Copilot struggling to win over users, Microsoft said two weeks ago that Mustafa Suleyman, the former co-founder of AI lab DeepMind who had been running Copilot development for consumers, will focus on building AI models.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
The change is the most important yet in Rodriguez's cabinet and marks the demotion of a longtime powerbroker who controlled Venezuela's sprawling military.
—Reuters, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
The player doesn’t make sense, the stat line isn’t clean and the demotion of the late, great Kobe Bryant … well, that just feels bad.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
The threat of a first top-flight demotion since 1977 is very real.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
But that demotion doesn’t stop the faithful from showing up for several days of lectures, pub crawling and birthday cake.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Barnes could have pouted at the demotion.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2026
Just consider the ensuing 12 months that included a trade to a new team with high expectations, Penelope’s surgery, a poor start, an unexpected demotion and three different stints on the IL with injuries.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Ben Wheeler
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Suleyman's 'demotion' With Copilot struggling to win over users, Microsoft said two weeks ago that Mustafa Suleyman, the former co-founder of AI lab DeepMind who had been running Copilot development for consumers, will focus on building AI models.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
The change is the most important yet in Rodriguez's cabinet and marks the demotion of a longtime powerbroker who controlled Venezuela's sprawling military.
—Reuters, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
The player doesn’t make sense, the stat line isn’t clean and the demotion of the late, great Kobe Bryant … well, that just feels bad.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
The threat of a first top-flight demotion since 1977 is very real.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
But that demotion doesn’t stop the faithful from showing up for several days of lectures, pub crawling and birthday cake.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Barnes could have pouted at the demotion.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2026
Just consider the ensuing 12 months that included a trade to a new team with high expectations, Penelope’s surgery, a poor start, an unexpected demotion and three different stints on the IL with injuries.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demotion
Noun
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The department has encountered legal challenges to the firings.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Also, to fill the gap created by the administration's own firings, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth authorized sending military lawyers (known as JAGs) to serve as temporary immigration judges for six-month rotations.—
Ted Koppel,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Red cards carry an automatic dismissal and a mandatory one-game benching.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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That student had been let out of school early and returned to the area around dismissal, according to the report.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Parents of students with disabilities have expressed concern about civil rights cases closing too soon and difficulties of knowing who to talk to after the reduction in force occurred.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Perseverance rover, which is on Mars collecting rock and soil samples, could face spending reductions.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Washington, in turn, was desperate to avoid a humiliation evoking memories of the botched US attempt to rescue 53 embassy staff held hostage by Iran in 1980.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
11 Apr. 2026
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These two instances of humiliation, which could have caused an American auto exec to lash out, drove Toyoda to rethink his company’s methodology.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 67-year-old was appointed Juventus head coach in October following the sacking of Igor Tudor.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Scott Mills’ Celebrity Great British Bake Off episode has been scrapped in the wake of his shock sacking from the BBC.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Demotion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demotion. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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