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Recent Examples of demotion
But the plaintiffs’ concerns were ignored and, in 2019, the department retaliated by starting Internal Affairs investigations and imposing a series of negative work actions against the officers, including demotions, removals from specialized assignments and involuntary transfers, suit stated.
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City News Service, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Big Six clubs are in theory relegation proof with their ability to flex their financial weight to add players and avoid a demotion.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Scott Parker’s side join Wolverhampton Wanderers, who had their demotion confirmed at the weekend, which leaves one relegation spot remaining.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The department’s discipline and accountability division recommended demotion as a result of the internal affairs investigation, according to the lawsuit.
—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
This demotion remains a source of grief and camaraderie for the fanatical.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
City News Service, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Big Six clubs are in theory relegation proof with their ability to flex their financial weight to add players and avoid a demotion.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Scott Parker’s side join Wolverhampton Wanderers, who had their demotion confirmed at the weekend, which leaves one relegation spot remaining.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The department’s discipline and accountability division recommended demotion as a result of the internal affairs investigation, according to the lawsuit.
—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
This demotion remains a source of grief and camaraderie for the fanatical.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demotion
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The Red Sox have issued eight fewer challenges than any other team, but Alex Cora, who was fired on Saturday, said before his firing that he wasn’t bothered by the low rates.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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According to the space startup, this included a record-breaking 300-second burn—the longest duration hot firing of any RDRE engine yet.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But mostly the dismissal of Hathaway’s grand clownery in this was transferred hatred for the objectionable movie itself.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Hegseth seemed to emerge with solid Republican support, though a few GOP senators asked about the dismissal of a top Army general and sought assurances that the Pentagon is doing everything possible to prevent civilian deaths.—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On Friday, swaps markets reflected around a 40% chance of a reduction by then, rising from about 20% after the Justice Department dropped its investigation into the Fed.—
Michael MacKenzie,
Bloomberg,
26 Apr. 2026
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum defended the budget proposal on Capitol Hill last week, telling senators that the visitor experience to parks can be improved even while spending and staff reductions are made.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Abusers often employ fear, humiliation and isolation to not only limit one’s movements but to control the outside narrative.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Niall, for his part, only comes to hate himself more as gay acceptance goes mainstream, his initial distress over his sexuality compounded by humiliation at being unable to get past that distress.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Failing to win promotion in 2023-24, with such a significant wage budget, was a major disappointment for Leeds and Farke survived serious discussions at the top of the club about his potential sacking.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Eta, 34, was named interim manager of the Bundesliga club last week after the sacking of the under-performing Steffan Baumgart.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Demotion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demotion. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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