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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
If anything, they’ve been downgraded to headless — in a box.
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Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Lakers guard Austin Reaves went through pregame warmups for the first time in three weeks before being downgraded to out 45 minutes before Game 3 tipped off on Friday, but the Houston Rockets were dealt a significant injury blow for the second time in the first-round playoff series.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
The risk of rip currents has been downgraded from high to moderate along Atlantic beaches, but officials still urge beachgoers to use caution in the water.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Tkachuk nearly took out Canes’ forward Jordan Martinook with a penalty in the third that was reviewed as a major penalty before being downgraded to a two-minute minor for interference.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Then he was downgraded to questionable in the afternoon.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
More specifically, central and northern Bexar County have been downgraded to severe drought.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2026
Morgan Stanley downgraded Zscaler to hold from buy, cutting the cybersecurity stock’s price target to $155 from $200.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Reports highlighted that the warning was then downgraded to an advisory, before being fully lifted.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Lakers guard Austin Reaves went through pregame warmups for the first time in three weeks before being downgraded to out 45 minutes before Game 3 tipped off on Friday, but the Houston Rockets were dealt a significant injury blow for the second time in the first-round playoff series.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
The risk of rip currents has been downgraded from high to moderate along Atlantic beaches, but officials still urge beachgoers to use caution in the water.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Tkachuk nearly took out Canes’ forward Jordan Martinook with a penalty in the third that was reviewed as a major penalty before being downgraded to a two-minute minor for interference.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Then he was downgraded to questionable in the afternoon.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
More specifically, central and northern Bexar County have been downgraded to severe drought.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2026
Morgan Stanley downgraded Zscaler to hold from buy, cutting the cybersecurity stock’s price target to $155 from $200.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Reports highlighted that the warning was then downgraded to an advisory, before being fully lifted.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downgraded
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Mavromatis alleges that she was demoted and then fired.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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After an investigation, the lawsuit says Mavromatis was demoted to social media manager of merchandise.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s government has reduced its reliance on oil revenue by introducing taxes and fees, but the kingdom’s ambitions have still grown faster than the new sources of revenue forcing the country to become more pragmatic, The New York Times’ Vivian Nereim reports.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Images from the scene showed a part of a four-story building reduced to a massive pile of rubble, with emergency workers on top of it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Bolduc lowered his shoulder and powered the puck to the net.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 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,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Downgraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downgraded. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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