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as in demoted
to bring to a lower grade or rank
increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded
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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
the company's filing for Chapter 11 downgraded the stock to the point where it was selling for pennies a share
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Recent Examples of downgraded
Morgan Stanley downgraded Viking Holdings to a hold from buy.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 May 2026
One of the nation’s three major credit rating agencies has downgraded Sacramento City Unified School District’s bond rating, citing the district’s poor budget management and uncertainty over its plans to rebuild reserves.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
So its status was downgraded to a dwarf planet.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
Or, downgraded, depending on your view.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
On Monday night before the matchup against Atlanta, Fudd appeared on the Wings’ injury report listed as probable with a right knee injury, but she was downgraded to out an hour before Tuesday’s game.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2026
Investigators said the school was immediately put on lockdown which was then downgraded to hold and then finally normal operations following the incident.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The Knicks downgraded Josh Hart to questionable with a left thumb sprain on Thursday before bumping him up to probable ahead of tipoff for Game 3 on Friday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 May 2026
One of the nation’s three major credit rating agencies has downgraded Sacramento City Unified School District’s bond rating, citing the district’s poor budget management and uncertainty over its plans to rebuild reserves.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
So its status was downgraded to a dwarf planet.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
Or, downgraded, depending on your view.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
On Monday night before the matchup against Atlanta, Fudd appeared on the Wings’ injury report listed as probable with a right knee injury, but she was downgraded to out an hour before Tuesday’s game.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2026
Investigators said the school was immediately put on lockdown which was then downgraded to hold and then finally normal operations following the incident.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The Knicks downgraded Josh Hart to questionable with a left thumb sprain on Thursday before bumping him up to probable ahead of tipoff for Game 3 on Friday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downgraded
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The UConn Club Running team, which is being demoted, had 120 members last fall.—
Katie Servas,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Will Smith has been a disappointment as teammate Dalton Rushing has outearned him, despite 50+ fewer at bats, while Agustín Ramírez has fallen out of the ranks after being demoted to the minors.—
Dalton Del Don,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Kentucky and Utah have reduced levies.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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In many ways, Kris aches to be reduced to such simple matter, to strip away all of her heady anxiety and surrender to basic want.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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The rise of direct-to-consumer commerce and online visibility has also lowered barriers to entry in ways that can obscure the technical expertise traditionally associated with design.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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When asked about reports that the bus had stopped on the railway tracks and that the barriers, used to keep motorists away from the tracks when the trains are passing, may not have lowered properly, Siripong said the matter still needs to be investigated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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“Downgraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downgraded. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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