1
as in exiling
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 classifying
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 relegating
Comedy has been in short supply in theaters over the last few years, with studios largely relegating the genre to streamers.
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Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Dec. 2025
The new partnership makes up 108 seats in the 200-seat lower house of parliament, relegating the four center-right parties of the pro-Western government led by previous Prime Minister Petr Fiala to the opposition.
—Karel Janicek, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
But a trade does appear inevitable, unless the Red Sox are willing to take the chance of relegating a starting player who has missed only five games in the last two seasons to the bench — a situation that rarely works out well.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
But the administration has turned its focus to largely urban areas instead of waterways, relegating the Coast Guard to a supporting role.
—Andy Rose 19 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
But bubbly, unstrategic, free-spirited Tallulah also has a tendency to suck up all the oxygen in a city, relegating Maia to the role of sidekick.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
With sciatica relegating LeBron James to the sidelines, Doncic was unstoppable as a scorer and put up 43 points.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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
Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Dec. 2025
The new partnership makes up 108 seats in the 200-seat lower house of parliament, relegating the four center-right parties of the pro-Western government led by previous Prime Minister Petr Fiala to the opposition.
—Karel Janicek, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
But a trade does appear inevitable, unless the Red Sox are willing to take the chance of relegating a starting player who has missed only five games in the last two seasons to the bench — a situation that rarely works out well.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
But the administration has turned its focus to largely urban areas instead of waterways, relegating the Coast Guard to a supporting role.
—Andy Rose 19 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
But bubbly, unstrategic, free-spirited Tallulah also has a tendency to suck up all the oxygen in a city, relegating Maia to the role of sidekick.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
With sciatica relegating LeBron James to the sidelines, Doncic was unstoppable as a scorer and put up 43 points.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegating
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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
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Unlike an image-classifying neural network, a PINN doesn’t learn by studying external data.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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Similarly, ride-share services like Uber and Lyft have faced multiple lawsuits for classifying drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, allowing the companies to avoid providing minimum wage, overtime pay and other benefits.—
Lauren Wilson,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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Dell is her stream's dungeon master, banishing those who don't abide by her terms and steadily rising up the platform's ranks with her sympathetic story and angry-funny screen presence.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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But there is more murdering and banishing to come.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Massachusetts received a ‘B’ for telehealth access in 2025 from a new report from the Cicero Institute and Pioneer Institute breaking down state trends in telehealth policies — ranking the state above most but with room for improvement.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Given their elite showing during the regular season — holding foes to some of the lowest outputs in yards per game, points per game and EPA while also ranking among the leaders in sacks and takeaways — their goals seem realistic.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Mass deporting migrants, brazenly axing federal grants and jobs, pursuing an inflationary trade war, risking the lives of soldiers to trouble the sovereignty of hemispheric neighbors—these things are shaking the everyday lives of Americans.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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He was granted release from detention during the short window when federal judges issued rulings that blocked ICE from deporting Venezuelans with TPS such as himself.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
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By clearly distinguishing material falling inward to feed the black hole from dust being pushed outward in energetic winds, the new Webb observations provide a crucial step toward understanding how supermassive black holes grow and influence their host galaxies, researchers say.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Cloudflare’s tool works as a pay-per-crawl service, distinguishing GenAI crawlers that take information without sending much traffic back to creators, from search crawlers, which actually drive traffic back to the original source.—
Bill Ready,
Fortune,
19 Jan. 2026
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The backpack itself is crafted from a durable, water-resistant, anti-abrasion material, and includes a wet pocket for separating damp items or dirty laundry.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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This was such a tedious process that Saint Ignatius College Prep had its own recycling club that mainly involved spending Fridays after school sitting on a classroom floor and separating the recyclables the school had generated throughout the week.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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This book is an account of the shooting, the trial that ensued, and the aftermath, placing it all in the context of racial tensions in Reagan-era America.—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Sharks on Thursday afternoon cleared a spot on their 23-man roster for Smith’s return, placing center Ty Dellandrea on IR.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Relegating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegating. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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