as in reduced
to bring to a lower grade or rank
several noncommissioned officers had been disrated
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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 -
Dementia risk could be dramatically reduced with one common health intervention, a study finds.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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While the case garnered global acclaim, Captain Terauchi was demoted to a desk job for ’embarrassing’ the airline, only to be reinstated later.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Royals will need to decide which player will be demoted to make room.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Disrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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