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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
Forecasters are continuing to monitor the progress of the hurricane, currently a Category 2 but expected to be downgraded to a tropical storm in the coming hours.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
After initially being ruled questionable, the Chiefs later downgraded him to out for the rest of the game.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Hurricane Kiko and Tropical Storm Lorena, the latter of which was downgraded from a hurricane on Thursday, are two separate weather systems simultaneously moving through the Pacific Ocean, though in different directions.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Six Flags Entertainment — The amusement park operator slipped 1% after Truist downgraded Six Flags to hold and trimmed its earnings estimates.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The residential area between Sands and Deer Valley roads was downgraded to an evacuation warning.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Staci Ibarra, another warden who left the department in May — after she was put on administrative leave in the wake of an inmate’s death — assailed a practice in which maximum security inmates had their classification downgraded.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
After initially being ruled questionable, the Chiefs later downgraded him to out for the rest of the game.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Hurricane Kiko and Tropical Storm Lorena, the latter of which was downgraded from a hurricane on Thursday, are two separate weather systems simultaneously moving through the Pacific Ocean, though in different directions.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Six Flags Entertainment — The amusement park operator slipped 1% after Truist downgraded Six Flags to hold and trimmed its earnings estimates.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The residential area between Sands and Deer Valley roads was downgraded to an evacuation warning.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Staci Ibarra, another warden who left the department in May — after she was put on administrative leave in the wake of an inmate’s death — assailed a practice in which maximum security inmates had their classification downgraded.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downgraded
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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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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
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Dementia risk could be dramatically reduced with one common health intervention, a study finds.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Downgraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downgraded. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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