as in reducing
to diminish the price or value of
normally, significant damage would devalue an antique
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Recent Examples of devaluing
Including devaluing rivalry games, limiting the importance of big regular-season matchups and risking the further degradation of non-conference schedules.
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
That's a signal of how quickly organizations are devaluing the development of early-career talent.
—Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
As for Kel’el Ware, the tough love (which, at least of late, has been justified) does have the mitigating factor of devaluing a trade asset.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
There is a long, problematic history of people feeling positively or negatively toward different kinds of English, rewarding how it is spoken or written by some sectors of society and devaluing how it is used by others.
—Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
The energy crisis has led to soaring inflation, including surging food prices, and a rapidly devaluing Cuban peso.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 17 Mar. 2026
The suit claimed that Wilson intentionally blocked the sale of The Deb in hopes of devaluing Wilson’s company, Camp Sugar, to the point where AI Films would sell its stake.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
That’s one fewer than a peak in mid-2025 as political trends devaluing diversity blend with changes to succession plans and corporate structures.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
At least seven protesters were killed in relation to the demonstrations against the country’s weakening economy and devaluing currency.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2026
Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
That's a signal of how quickly organizations are devaluing the development of early-career talent.
—Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
As for Kel’el Ware, the tough love (which, at least of late, has been justified) does have the mitigating factor of devaluing a trade asset.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
There is a long, problematic history of people feeling positively or negatively toward different kinds of English, rewarding how it is spoken or written by some sectors of society and devaluing how it is used by others.
—Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
The energy crisis has led to soaring inflation, including surging food prices, and a rapidly devaluing Cuban peso.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 17 Mar. 2026
The suit claimed that Wilson intentionally blocked the sale of The Deb in hopes of devaluing Wilson’s company, Camp Sugar, to the point where AI Films would sell its stake.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
That’s one fewer than a peak in mid-2025 as political trends devaluing diversity blend with changes to succession plans and corporate structures.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
At least seven protesters were killed in relation to the demonstrations against the country’s weakening economy and devaluing currency.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devaluing
reducing
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The price tag comes from the California State Auditor’s report that was issued last fall, which found that maintaining similar telework policies could potentially save $225 million annually by reducing the government’s office space footprint.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
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An April 2026 analysis identified 446 hospitals across 44 states at high risk of closing or reducing services because of Medicaid funding cuts.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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“Devaluing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devaluing. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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