relegating

present participle of relegate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of relegating Mahomes’ connections with Tyquan Thornton secured the victory, relegating New York to their first 0-3 season since 2021. Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025 To make room, the 2025–26 campaign will promote two teams from the second tier while relegating just one through a new playoff system. Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 Cadillac does, however, win back a few points for keeping some physical controls around instead of relegating everything to the touchscreen, even if some of the buttons look a bit chintzy. Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025 Business leaders outside the technology bubble need to become more intimately involved with AI initiatives, versus relegating them to technical teams, who don’t necessarily fully connect the dots to business needs. Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 To make room for him, the Blue Jays are relegating Eric Lauer to the bullpen despite his rising status as one of the team's best pitchers. Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegating
Verb
  • Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Related Stories In a nutsell, the test arranged by the cutter’s union documented that AI tools are great for organizing, classifying and summarizing.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Cal Fire updated Saratoga’s Fire Hazard Severity Zone map in June, classifying some southwestern portions of the city as moderate or high fire hazard zones.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As for banishing, those shiny black leggings—the rock chic sort that look PVC but aren’t.
    Olivia Allen, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
  • However, the King isn’t totally banishing Andrew and his ex-wife.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Last season, the Horned Frogs were one of the worst shooting teams from behind the arc, ranking 340th in the nation at 30 percent (195-for-650).
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Despite its relatively high cost of living, Orlando remains a hot spot for retirees, ranking as the ninth-most affordable city for homemaker services and the 20th for adult day health care.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This was always the nightmarish place where the hallucination of deporting 10 million people was going to lead.
    Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But a federal lawsuit argues authorities are regularly jailing and deporting immigrants who are survivors of human trafficking, domestic abuse and other crimes.
    Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But in a market where definitional confusion obscures risk and competitive tensions drive narratives, distinguishing signal from noise is increasingly critical and difficult.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Skye herself has almost no distinguishing characteristics besides her fragile state and propensity for terrible decisions, especially as the investigation around her boyfriend’s death kicks into gear.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the vehicle was carried into a wash north of West Main Street, it was overtaken by floodwaters, separating Aguilera-Padilla and Xavier, who had managed to exit the vehicle.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Though he was stationed at the fryer, Saft organized the stockroom on his own time, separating sauces from Happy Meal toys.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 2023, the NFL suspended Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams, who missed four games after his initial six-game suspension was reduced, for placing a bet on a non-NFL game from an NFL facility.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Head coach Dan Henning informed school officials upon hearing allegations of players placing bets with bookies and resigned.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Relegating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegating. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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