as in reduced
to bring to a lower grade or rank
several noncommissioned officers had been disrated
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Halsey said the women’s identities were reduced to billboard images during the investigation of their deaths.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Second, the swift realignment of NASA Goddard’s priorities with the President’s budget request for the 2026 fiscal year — a realignment that occurred when the budget was still only a request — reduced the availability of mission formulation and mission engineering personnel to work on AXIS.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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Or, rather, demoted her to United States Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, whatever that is.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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He was demoted from sergeant and suspended for six days.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Disrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrated. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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