relegates

present tense third-person singular of relegate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of relegates The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench. José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026 Robby relegates Langdon to triage for now — there’s less of a chance the two will run into each other that way. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026 Ed’s high-paying job allows (or relegates) Jess to be a stay-at-home mum, her life devoted to (and circumscribed by) her children. Judy Berman, Time, 10 Dec. 2025 Unfortunately, the rush to capitalize on AI’s potential often relegates security to an afterthought. IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025 But that’s not true of the Echo Show, which smartly relegates the screen to secondary importance. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024 The move relegates Miller Moss to a reserve role after nine uneven starts this season. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024 That pretty much relegates it to the back of the big mixed border in the garden. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegates
Verb
  • Mary appears to have a form of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, until chemotherapy, following a diagnosis of lymphoma, banishes her psychiatric symptoms.
    Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The Davines Heart of Glass Silkening Shampoo is a toning shampoo for blonde and gray hair that gently clarifies and banishes brassiness.
    Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • If that tech notes signs of long-term wear, corrosion or a prior bad repair, the company classifies the claim as preexisting and denies it.
    Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Advocates seek to change how the public understands embryos and, ultimately, how the law classifies them.
    Risa Cromer, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The report distinguishes among majority ownership, minority stakes, direct control and ownership through holding entities.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • An emerging strategic connector What distinguishes Iraq is not simply its geography but the unusual overlap of relationships that few other Middle Eastern states possess.
    John Calabrese, The Conversation, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • The policy guidance applies to agents under Enforcement and Removal Operations, the branch of ICE that detains and ultimately deports undocumented immigrants.
    Philip Wang, Time, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Brayden Burries, Bucks While most of the vaunted crop of rookie guards from the NCAA ranks struggled, Burries was a glaring exception.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Idaho routinely ranks among the safest states in the nation, with violent and property crimes rates far below national averages.
    Sarah Linn July 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • That choice, made consistently over time, is what separates organizations that talk about their values from organizations that actually live them.
    Monte Wyatt, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The utility separates projects in the pipeline into different categories depending on how far along the interconnection application is.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Because humans can readily resolve patterns in motion — when points move in the same direction, the brain groups them into a unified whole — the moving dots appear as faint letters.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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“Relegates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegates. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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