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 In Endless Awe & Agony [Pack/Create] At the tender age of 23, the Australian singer-songwriter Daine has already lived a few different musical lives, from teenaged emo pop-rap offerings (now relegated to YouTube) to a requisite hyperpop baddie era. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026 The only clunky connection on the iMac isn't even on the all-in-one desktop itself but is instead relegated to the power brick. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026 Most of the human drama is relegated to the distant background, as Pálfi mines the humor from his movie’s conceit by using the restaurant as a lens onto the hen’s predicament rather than the other way around. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026 Democrats, meanwhile, have been relegated to holding unofficial hearings and seeing demands for information from Administration officials go ignored. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026 Black participants were relegated to serving or entertaining. — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026 Koosman battled an assortment of injuries in 1971 and ’72 and for a time was relegated to the bullpen by Hodges’ successor Yogi Berra in ’72 before returning to the rotation and winding up 11-12. — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026 Work once relegated to the lesser category of renovation has moved decisively toward the center of the field. — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026 Garver struggled offensively in Seattle compared with his time in Texas and was relegated to a backup role behind catcher Cal Raleigh. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegated
  1. banished
  2. classified
  3. exiled
  4. ranked
  5. deported
  6. grouped
  7. distinguished
  8. placed
Verb
  • After contracting the plague, he was banished to a cave, where a dog brought him bread and healed his wounds by licking them.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Since nobody was banished, host Alan Cumming then forced the contestants back to the Roundtable the very next morning, and this time the table followed Victor’s lead and banished Tomica by a 10-2 vote.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of banished
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  • Okechukwu, who is classified as a sophomore, had six points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in 21 minutes as Tech won easily 64-37 over Charlotte.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • During the sentencing, Kavedza said that 183 victims died of starvation, defined as a complete lack of food, and the deaths of the other eight were classified as murder by direct homicide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of classified
Verb
  • Hanuman introduces the brothers to Sugriva, who has been exiled from his kingdom by his elder brother, Vali.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Karen would absolutely be a Catherine Zeta-Jones character who has been exiled to Arrakis following a particularly contentious divorce.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of exiled
Verb
  • The human beings are not freely dispersed around the central figure of God, in this panel, but ranked in strict tiers from the lowest unfortunates to the highest saints.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Cotality ranked states using a risk-scoring model that measures the severity and likelihood of extreme-weather perils.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of ranked
Verb
  • Navarrete was living with his friends in a South Fort Worth apartment complex after his parents were deported to Columbia.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Petrova had been briefly detained by immigration officials and feared being deported to Russia and imprisoned there.
    — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of deported
Verb
  • Iran qualified and has been grouped with Syria, China and Kyrgyzstan for the league stage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In a two-page editorial published in 1976, Katzman argued that some instances of early- and late-onset dementia should be grouped together as Alzheimer’s disease.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of grouped
Verb
  • Mid-length Leather Collar Meadowbank Car Coat Cut to a practical mid-length, the Meadowbank car coat is immediately distinguished by its detachable and oversized leather collar.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Throughout his time in office, Hawley has distinguished himself from fellow Republicans on certain populist issues.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of distinguished
Verb
  • Event staff subsequently placed the humanoid on a stretcher and carried it down the mountain.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In Liu’s view, the pirate leader defies nearly every stereotype historically placed on Asian women in storytelling.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of placed

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