as in reducing
to bring to a lower grade or rank
several noncommissioned officers had been disrated
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrating
Noun
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Swierc and the American Civil Liberties Union sued Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns last September in federal court, claiming her firing was a violation of her First Amendment rights.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
2 June 2026 -
Bilton was named to replace Tanya Simon on Thursday, an unexpected move that also came with the firings of correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Verb
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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
Noun
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The downgrade applies to the 15-year bonds issued by the state that have not been repaid.—
Bryan P. Sears,
Baltimore Sun,
28 May 2026
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The first-quarter growth, which covered the first month of the Iran war, was a downgrade from the 2% expansion Commerce initially reported.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Back in 2018, Molitor said demoting Sanó was one of the most difficult decisions of his career.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Biden opted to make South Carolina the Democrats’ first-in-the-nation primary state, advancing Nevada and Michigan in the schedule while dropping Iowa and demoting New Hampshire.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Hall heard oral arguments for the dismissal in April and has yet to issue a ruling.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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At dismissal, Fridley Middle’s teachers and many support staff put on their jackets, scarves and gloves and walked outside.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Months later, after Measure PP’s failure, the council approved over $12 million in budget reductions, which included cuts to the library, parks maintenance staff, and crossing guards.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
7 June 2026
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This reduction in size and mass makes the architecture especially attractive for electric vehicle applications, where drivetrain compactness is a critical design constraint.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Power numbers are short of expectations for Jakob Marsee (three), rookie Owen Caissie (five) and Agustin Ramirez (just two homers before his demotion to Jacksonville).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Though the reason for their struggles was different, Lewis’ poor play was reminiscent of a 2018 slump that resulted in a Miguel Sanó demotion to Single-A Fort Myers.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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