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as in disapproval
refusal to accept as right or desirable
considering that he's a member of the old school, his deprecation of contemporary manners isn't surprising
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as in depreciation
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant
she had low self-esteem, so she made up for it with a near-constant deprecation of other people
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Noun
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Among Independent voters the president is at 68 percent disapproval in the Gallup poll.—
Juan Williams,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Kelly ended his round of questions for Hegseth with a stamp of disapproval.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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The currency and rate depreciation has directly impacted what’s available in stores — and at what price.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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The counterargument is that Porsche 911s tend to experience minimal depreciation anyway, and the Turbo S is no exception.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
5 Jan. 2026
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His dislike and distrust of Nicole boiled over.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Rapaport has been very vocal about his dislike for Mamdani, who is known for his democratic socialist policies.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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The shooting inflamed tensions a day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, prompting protests and condemnation from state and city officials there.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Elon Musk’s xAI has restricted its AI chatbot Grok’s image generation capabilities to paying subscribers only, following widespread condemnation over its use to create non-consensual sexualized images of real women and children.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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And cornerback Mike Jackson, who had four pass breakups and an interception in the playoff game, dismissed criticism of Evero’s play-calling on the defense’s final drive.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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The couple, who did not grow up knowing one another because of estrangements in their families, faced criticism from both sets of parents for the union.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The human costs of this are the increasing rates of illnesses and the financial costs of health care, lost productivity, and the compounding problems of further environmental denigration.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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In 1996, a federal judge rejected Busfield’s defamation claims and ordered the actor to pay the law firm $150,000, People reported.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Trump is suing the BBC for $5B over defamation and for another $5B over violations of Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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The disparagement made Knausgaard drop writing for a good ten years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Stalcup sued Richards for misappropriation of trade secrets and business disparagement.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Deprecation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprecation. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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