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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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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
He was relegated to spectator for almost the entire Blue Jays postseason push, as his teammates authored October moments.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
In May 2024, SANIL announced a corporate restructuring that elevated Brown to CEO and relegated Belzer to a largely ceremonial role as co-chairman.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Having lost his fancy Mecha Man suit and relegated to the role of a desk jockey assigning other heroes to duty, he’s stripped down to his bare form.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
In the mayoral race between Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo, Adams was relegated to an afterthought, an object of ridicule and scorn.
—Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
The Super Bowl-winning quarterback spent the 2024 season with the Pittsburgh Steelers before joining the Giants, with which he was relegated to a backup role after just three games.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Lewis returned to the lineup against the Bills and Mays retained the starting center job, so Corbett was relegated to backup work.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Ramsey finished the final three games of the 2024-25 season as Cardiff’s interim manager after it was relegated from England’s League Championship to third-tier League One.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Once Wilson returned, Fields was relegated to a backup role.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
In May 2024, SANIL announced a corporate restructuring that elevated Brown to CEO and relegated Belzer to a largely ceremonial role as co-chairman.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Having lost his fancy Mecha Man suit and relegated to the role of a desk jockey assigning other heroes to duty, he’s stripped down to his bare form.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
In the mayoral race between Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo, Adams was relegated to an afterthought, an object of ridicule and scorn.
—Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
The Super Bowl-winning quarterback spent the 2024 season with the Pittsburgh Steelers before joining the Giants, with which he was relegated to a backup role after just three games.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Lewis returned to the lineup against the Bills and Mays retained the starting center job, so Corbett was relegated to backup work.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Ramsey finished the final three games of the 2024-25 season as Cardiff’s interim manager after it was relegated from England’s League Championship to third-tier League One.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Once Wilson returned, Fields was relegated to a backup role.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegated
Verb
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The man in the suit, banished from Faik Ağa, had taken up a spot at Irfan’s café.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Located next to the Rainbow Room where Eleven honed her telekinetic skills—and banished Henry to the Upside Down—the office is filled with notebooks.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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Forecasters had also considered Sherrill the front-runner—Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball classified the race as Leans Democratic.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Composed of elements like proteins, fatty lipids, and sugars, the yeast biomass remaining after alcohol and drug production is typically classified as a byproduct or waste.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Campbell was exiled after that, sent back to Worcester four days later never to return to Boston.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Dharamshala is best known internationally as the seat of the Dalai Lama, who has been based there since being exiled from Tibet in 1959.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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That’s also the last time the Commodores were ranked in the top 10.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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He is currently ranked 22nd in the Schwab Cup standings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Von’s original video was intended for a fan after one of his stand-up shows, who asked him to make it for a friend who was allegedly deported.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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Most people deported to Tapachula are not from southern Mexico, said Ivana Saldivar, who heads the Tapachula office of the United Nations' International Organization for Migration.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The two showers are grouped together because scientists believe that both the asteroid and the comet are fragments of a single, much larger object that broke up some 20,000 years ago, leaving a collection of debris known collectively as the Encke Complex.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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The best of those are Horn’s recent sculptures made of glass that are grouped together on the floor in two places of the exhibition.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For Bransten, who has experience across retail, fashion, and enterprise technology, Ralph Lauren’s clarity of vision distinguished them from their peers.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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But while refrigerators, washers, and climate controls filled the booth, the Intrinity Fan distinguished itself through innovation.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Joe Gibbs Racing driver, Hamlin, then went to pit for four new tires while Hendrick Motorsports’ Larson only got two which placed him in fifth position ahead of Hamlin, who was in 10th.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The officers have been placed on administrative leave while internal affairs conducts an investigation, per policy, police said in the release.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Relegated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegated. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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