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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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
As large banks buy fintechs that sit upstream in the customer journey, smaller institutions risk being relegated to commodity roles, holding deposits or providing loans only after the most valuable data and engagement have already been captured elsewhere.
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Pam Kaur, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Part Two were relegated to wins in the technical categories.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
At this point, should humanity just be relegated to the irradiated scrapheap?
—Jack King, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
Gone are the days when learners were relegated to bunny hills by the parking lot.
—Alison Fox, Outside, 20 Jan. 2026
For most of the 2010s, phone cases were firmly relegated to the background.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
Sure, the whimsical style has typically been relegated to kids, but Hadid is proof that it can be pulled off well into adulthood.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 20 Jan. 2026
He has since been relegated to the bench the past two years.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
Walking nightmares aren't so bad when they're safely relegated to your screen.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
Pam Kaur, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Part Two were relegated to wins in the technical categories.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
At this point, should humanity just be relegated to the irradiated scrapheap?
—Jack King, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
Gone are the days when learners were relegated to bunny hills by the parking lot.
—Alison Fox, Outside, 20 Jan. 2026
For most of the 2010s, phone cases were firmly relegated to the background.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
Sure, the whimsical style has typically been relegated to kids, but Hadid is proof that it can be pulled off well into adulthood.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 20 Jan. 2026
He has since been relegated to the bench the past two years.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
Walking nightmares aren't so bad when they're safely relegated to your screen.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegated
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Vladimir Lenin in Russia, Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran all spent more than 15 years in exile before returning to lead revolutions that toppled the regimes that had banished them.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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One of the most painful parts of this show remains seeing people who are so good at being on television banished from our screens.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Solis and Bridgeman maintain that the administration’s actions were unlawful whether they would be classified as a war crime or not.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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At the time, the economy contracted, companies were laying people off, the stock market dropped sharply, and our lab was shut down as we weren’t classified as essential workers.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Jan. 2026
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For culture, pop into the National Museum of Napoleonic Residences to trace the French emperor’s time exiled on the island.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Jonathan Kuminga, the man exiled to the end of the bench for more than a month, erupted.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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During the regular season, Pro Football Focus ranked the Broncos’ offensive line as the best in the NFL.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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They are being penalized for their weak non-conference schedule, which KenPom ranked 362nd out of 365 Division I teams and included three games against Division II opponents.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Each person captured stays about 47 days before they are deported, costing $7,065 per person.—
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Trump also deported thousands of Cubans, and Rubio did not step in to save them.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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In it, Bonta grouped Elk Grove with other communities with battered housing reputations.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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This pattern is re-enforced by the chart (below) of the squad grouped by positions.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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It’s distinguished by terracotta roof shingles, off-white stucco walls and glass-block windows framed by palms and planter boxes.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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The count distinguished between people living on the street and people living in shelters — both were counted as being homeless.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Labor secretary's staff members probed A member of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer's security detail with whom she has been accused of having a romantic relationship has been placed on administrative leave during a misconduct investigation, two people familiar with the matter said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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In 1890 a monumental statue — California’s first State Historic Monument — was commissioned and placed on the hill overlooking the gold discovery site to mark the location of Marshall’s grave.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Relegated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegated. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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