depraving

present participle of deprave

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for depraving
Verb
  • The alliance should also increase its training with an eye toward degrading or destroying the Kaliningrad facilities should direct hostilities break out.
    James Stavridis, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The research revealed a strong correlation between microbial plastic-degrading potential and global plastic pollution levels, suggesting bacteria are adapting to what’s available.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the church also taught that the power of music could be corrupting.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Tales From Beyond the Pale co-creator Glenn McQuaid unleashes a Jason Voorhees whose appearance is concealed not by a hockey mask but a squiggly blur of video noise, corrupting the handheld footage of him stalking college kids through the woods.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Washington — The Federal Reserve was already facing one of its most difficult battles, steering a shifting economy through a weakening labor market and stubborn inflation.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Far from expanding opportunity, this excessive wealth locks millions out of the chance to innovate and build, weakening growth for all.
    Scott Ellis, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Antonio distracts him by accusing him in the town square of sending Justina off to El Alcazar and poisoning his son.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Hogan initially denied poisoning her estranged husband, according to police, but later changed her story.
    Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Below, Gray speaks with THR about life on the road, subverting the pressure of fans’ reaction to his music and finding his complete self recording his new music.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Infiniti’s portrayal of Willa has drawn praise for subverting the trope of the damsel in distress, instead becoming her very own heroine in the tale.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nandi is experiencing severe insomnia, tremors and psychosis, and her quickly deteriorating condition bewilders the emergency room staff.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • An inspection also calls attention safety issues that require repairs, like cracks, a deteriorating liner, or problems with the flue or chimney cap.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This announcement, humiliating the involved member, is harmful.
    Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For decades, bartenders have been defaming the Mai Tai, debasing it, making and selling versions of the drink that were childish and incomplex, saccharine and flat.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Depraving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depraving. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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