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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
Piper Sandler downgraded the stock last week .
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
The streamer also downgraded the couple’s overall deal to a first-look deal in August 2025.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors initially charged Caravello with a felony, then downgraded the charge to a misdemeanor.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Analysts have downgraded Brightline's debt to junk, raising questions about private rail as a business.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Towns was downgraded to questionable Friday morning, shot around ahead of tipoff against Chicago, then grimaced and grabbed at his arm before leaving the floor and being ruled out for the night with a right elbow impingement.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
The streamer also downgraded the couple’s overall deal to a first-look deal in August 2025.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors initially charged Caravello with a felony, then downgraded the charge to a misdemeanor.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Analysts have downgraded Brightline's debt to junk, raising questions about private rail as a business.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Towns was downgraded to questionable Friday morning, shot around ahead of tipoff against Chicago, then grimaced and grabbed at his arm before leaving the floor and being ruled out for the night with a right elbow impingement.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downgraded
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They aren’t being demoted or deprioritized.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The mayor has since demoted Brewer from board chair and seeks to remove him as operating chairman as well, but the soonest Johnson can wield the supermajority likely required to fire Pettigrew for cause would be this summer.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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An appeals court sided with Sacramento in the second case, and the planning area was ultimately reduced.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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For Wiggins, as with his teammates, now reduced to hope.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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While Washington’s policies drive prices up, our state has lowered costs where the state has jurisdiction — by repealing the grocery tax and capping child care expenses.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Downgraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downgraded. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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