relegated

verb

past tense of relegate
1
as in banished
to force to leave a country courtiers and generals who incurred the emperor's disfavor were soon relegated to the farther reaches of the empire

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2
as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type some psychologists argue that the syndrome should be relegated to a different class of autism

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Recent Examples of relegated But in an open system, the worst teams are relegated to lower divisions, while teams that perform well are promoted to the top flight. — Manuel Rueda, NPR, 30 Aug. 2026 The only other show to have more than one nominee relegated was All Her Fault for acting nominee Dakota Fanning and writing nominee Megan Gallagher. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2026 Trafford was relegated to a backup status and has also departed. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 His main competition, the geriatric Aaron Jones, should be relegated to backup duty. — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026 West Ham United, Burnley, and Wolverhampton Wanderers have been relegated to the second division. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026 Across state and federal lands, accommodations designated for Black Americans were routinely and nakedly inferior, relegated to remote, underdeveloped parcels or mosquito-prone swamplands. — Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Hayes gives Valkyries spark Salaun was relegated to the role of spectator, but the Valkyries did not lack for scoring off the bench. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 But as temperatures start to dip and cozy layers start calling our names, these personal tees don’t have to be relegated back to your pajama drawer. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegated
  1. banished
  2. classified
  3. exiled
  4. ranked
  5. deported
  6. grouped
  7. distinguished
  8. placed
Verb
  • Any doubts over whether that deal would be concluded would have been banished as soon as Riad was taken off.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Since then, the former Duke of York has been effectively banished from royal life, including the Firm’s annual Christmas gathering at Sandringham.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of banished
Verb
  • The number of food recalls classified by the Food and Drug Administration through August this year is running below historical levels.
    — Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • An autopsy identified multiple injuries, and the DuPage County Coroner’s Office ultimately determined that his death was caused by injuries resulting from child abuse and classified the death as a homicide, the news release said.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of classified
Verb
  • Located in Jerusalem, al-Wasiti became, for years, the place to visit, empowering Palestinian artists exiled all over the world to return to a fountain of unity and belonging.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • This thriller centers on disgraced or damaged agents of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service who have been exiled to a remote Greek island.
    — Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of exiled
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  • There are only two games this season that match the two best teams, with both being ranked in the top 10, from the same county playing each other voluntarily this season.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Missouri ranked 48th in safety, 36th in economic environment and 50th in driving laws, according to the study’s metrics.
    — Joseph Hernandez August 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of ranked
Verb
  • Sharma-Crawford did not say if they had already been deported.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In July 2025, Haiti’s justice minister, Patrick Pélissier, announced that the government had adopted a new protocol governing the judicial processing of Haitian nationals deported or extradited to the country.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of deported
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  • Wedbush's Reese noted that Imax is grouped in with the theatrical exhibition space, which is traditionally a slow-growth, dividend-paying business.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Governors no longer are grouped with Class 5A sectional nemesis Merrillville, which has ended each of their past three seasons.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of grouped
Verb
  • Completing each look is a selection of DKNY handbags, including the Rivington satchel and the Bryar satchel, distinguished by its belt and pocket detailing designs.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Back in 1528, Erasmus distinguished three ways of referring to precedent.
    — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of distinguished
Verb
  • Few have placed bigger bets than Blackstone on the AI revolution, which demands massive funding for large language models and the data centers and energy infrastructure that power them.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The illusion of molten steel was basically water and mineral oil mixed with a little powdered sugar; creative lighting and heaters placed below the cameras—plus a few CGI sparks in the background—did the rest.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of placed

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“Relegated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegated. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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