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devaluations

noun

plural of devaluation
as in deteriorations

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  1. deteriorations
  2. degradations
  3. downgrades
  4. declines
  5. declinations
  6. relapses
  7. downfalls
Noun
  • Similar deteriorations took place in Tuscany and in Naples.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of deteriorations
Noun
  • Key parameters such as time to recover (TTR), revenue at risk, lead times, OTIF and service-level degradations can be evaluated and compared across mitigation options.
    — Dileep Rai, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The answer is not much—Fennell makes explicit, via sadomasochism, the power differentials and emotional degradations that are so often ambiguous in the original.
    — Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of degradations
Noun
  • Both the sell-off and downgrades are an overreaction to a fixable execution issue.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Pluss and several other speakers also discussed downgrades to certain hospital supplies, like tape and IVs.
    — Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of downgrades
Noun
  • Great Mountain Forest in Norfolk and Canaan, one of the largest conservation easements in the Northeast, is calling for volunteers to help support native forest bees as pollinators continue to see declines in their population.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
  • This individual can map the demographic trends across neighborhoods and help systems make enrollment zoning decisions that can shift zones or consolidate to nearby schools as enrollment declines.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of declines
Noun
  • The declinations came as the DOJ reassigned and cut prosecutors working on environmental cases.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of declinations
Noun
  • These results suggest there are potential bodily challenges associated with abstinence that contribute to relapses in alcohol use disorder.
    — Marie Doyle, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Left untreated, a Cyclospora infection can persist for weeks or even months, cycling through periods of apparent improvement followed by relapses.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of relapses
Noun
  • The Bills defense, one of the downfalls, did get the stop needed in this one and held off a late scoring drive.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Rodriguez doesn’t seem too concerned about the potential of any downfalls in communicating calls on the field.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of downfalls
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“Devaluations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devaluations. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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