Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disvaluing
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The specialty sneakers are designed with a shock-absorbing sole to alleviate pressure and strain on your heels and joints by minimizing the impact of your steps.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026 -
Analytics engines generate insights closer to the data, minimizing redundant processing.—
Chhandomay Mandal,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Faced with the reality of Rowland not coming back, Anderson had multiple options, including writing off the character altogether.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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No one was writing off Raman anymore.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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During meetings where promotions were decided, white officers would sometimes make disparaging comments to Black airmen, Curry recalled.—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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Running in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District, the younger Shaheen has sought to define herself as her own politician, even disparaging a deal negotiated by her mother to reopen the government during last fall's federal shutdown.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Advocacy groups bought ads, held rallies and sent letters and news releases decrying Assembly leaders for backing the governors’ cuts.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Protesters decrying overtourism have shot water pistols at tour buses.—
Seth Doane,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Not only was there a civil war, but inflation reached 2,000%, and the currency was rapidly depreciating.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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Not only was there a civil war, but inflation reached 2,000%, and the currency was rapidly depreciating.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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The America 250-hating libs are SEETHING today.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Squidward's entire existence is a joke about hating your job, and that's not exactly preschool material.—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
6 June 2026
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The remark was meant to be an insult, belittling a company that seemed to care more about hardware profit margins than design and innovation.—
Janko Roettgers,
The Verge,
28 May 2026
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Meeting a partner’s family can be challenging in any circumstance; anxieties about a family member saying something rude or belittling can only compound that.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Our task, in the year of the United States’ two-hundred-and-fiftieth birthday, is to deprovincialize the Revolution, without unduly deprecating its originality.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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The internet personality was particularly known for satirical skits and deprecating humor, earning a Shorty Award and several Streamy Award nominations.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Disvaluing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disvaluing. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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