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as in banishes
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 classifies
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 relegates
The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench.
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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.
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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.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
10 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, the rush to capitalize on AI’s potential often relegates security to an afterthought.
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IEEE Spectrum,
27 Oct. 2025
But that’s not true of the Echo Show, which smartly relegates the screen to secondary importance.
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy,
The Verge,
22 Nov. 2024
The move relegates Miller Moss to a reserve role after nine uneven starts this season.
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Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Nov. 2024
That pretty much relegates it to the back of the big mixed border in the garden.
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Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
4 Oct. 2024
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
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With ingredients like pumice and 10% AHA (in the form of skin-brightening glycolic and lactic acids), the product effectively banishes dead skin and smooths out uneven sandpaper-like texture on the body.
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This rechargeable mosquito repeller is a bug spray alternative that banishes those pesky pests within a 20-foot radius.
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This is about a shape that classifies other shapes.
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The gray-market vendors selling vials for $300 to $600 each, as reported by the Associated Press, operate outside that process regardless of how the FDA classifies the underlying substance.
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This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer.
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What distinguishes Ryan is not simply his talent, but his unwavering dedication to meaningful, adventurous filmmaking.
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Shortly after qualifying, Gilbert spoke with CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede and argued that his experience leading Miami Gardens and serving on the Miami-Dade County Commission distinguishes him from the rest of the field.
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Today, the resort city consistently ranks as one of the most expensive in Southern California with a median home price of more than $3 million.
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The state also ranks fourth in the nation for childhood poverty and hunger, according to Katie Ruth Camp, the organization's vice president of marketing and public relations.
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The most common way to enrich uranium is by spinning uranium gas in a centrifuge, where lighter U-235 separates from the heavier U-238.
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This is the moment that separates a financial exit from an actual exit.
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Jakarta, meanwhile, is hoping not to move — there’s a risk the index provider categorizes it as a Frontier Market from an Emerging Market.
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To Be Whole,' which teaches that the United States was founded on 'white supremacy' and categorizes individuals as 'oppressors' and 'oppressed' based only on their skin color, not their individual decisions and actions.
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Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide.
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If the corporation distributes some of its after-tax profits as dividends, shareholders may also pay tax on those dividends, which are generally reported on Schedule B of Form 1040.
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“Relegates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegates. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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