as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
normally, significant damage would devalue an antique
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Recent Examples of devalued
But if teachers here continue to be financially devalued, the district will become a far less attractive place to teach.
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Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Alaska’s chief commercial officer, Andrew Harrison, told CNBC that miles aren’t being devalued for flight redemptions, however.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
As more dollars enter circulation, some investors turn to assets that can’t be printed or devalued by policy shifts.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The former involves stockpiling government issued notes fully aware of how governments have devalued money over the millennia, while the other involves exposure to the very people who drive all wealth creation.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Content isn’t king anymore, especially now that Gen-AI has devalued it worse than a memestock.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
In a world where every moment must be productive, where caregiving is systematically devalued and where human relationships are subordinated to market logic, Miss Huang represents a future where childhood survives only as a date on a birth certificate.
—Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Now Jackson, a married homeowner, is unexpectedly worried about his finances and wondering why his work history, which also included a stint as an veterans’ advocate lobbying for legislation to benefit military retirees, has been suddenly devalued.
—Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
Because Manfred and his right-hand man, Noah Garden, have devalued MLB’s national regular-season product to such a degree with streaming deals, ESPN had no choice but to attempt to reduce its $550 million rights fee.
—Andrew Marchand, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Alaska’s chief commercial officer, Andrew Harrison, told CNBC that miles aren’t being devalued for flight redemptions, however.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
As more dollars enter circulation, some investors turn to assets that can’t be printed or devalued by policy shifts.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The former involves stockpiling government issued notes fully aware of how governments have devalued money over the millennia, while the other involves exposure to the very people who drive all wealth creation.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Content isn’t king anymore, especially now that Gen-AI has devalued it worse than a memestock.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
In a world where every moment must be productive, where caregiving is systematically devalued and where human relationships are subordinated to market logic, Miss Huang represents a future where childhood survives only as a date on a birth certificate.
—Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Now Jackson, a married homeowner, is unexpectedly worried about his finances and wondering why his work history, which also included a stint as an veterans’ advocate lobbying for legislation to benefit military retirees, has been suddenly devalued.
—Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
Because Manfred and his right-hand man, Noah Garden, have devalued MLB’s national regular-season product to such a degree with streaming deals, ESPN had no choice but to attempt to reduce its $550 million rights fee.
—Andrew Marchand, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devalued
reduced
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Citing economic pressures, the museum reduced its staff earlier this year, with a total of eight positions affected either by layoffs or a reduction in pay and benefits.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dementia risk could be dramatically reduced with one common health intervention, a study finds.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Devalued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devalued. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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