relegating

present participle of relegate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of relegating 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
  • Delays in classifying more illnesses hurt people, Tom O'Connor said.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The court forbade companies from classifying workers as independent contractors except in narrow circumstances.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Another course on banishing your inner critic has compelling ideas, but suffers from being overproduced.
    Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This tension is only underlined by the filmmakers’ insistence on using pictures of the real Warrens and their demon-banishing clients in the credits of most Conjuring-verse movies.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Here, The Athletic attempts to unravel the Ballon d’Or riddle by ranking the top 10 contenders.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Rice made my list twice, ranking #81 in 2023 and #76 in 2024.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • First, the administration is deporting – according to their claims – roughly 750 immigrants.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Ukrainian officials said the report provides irrefutable evidence that Russia is systemically deporting, illegally adopting, reeducating and militarizing children.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The distinguishing factor lies in offering complete confidence to buyers who expect more than just salesmanship.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The odd one out is the shape with no distinguishing features.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The train then collided with the trailer, separating it from the cab, breaking it into multiple parts and rolling it.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
  • New Jersey is creating a stand-alone Department of Veterans Affairs, separating it from military operations in a move aimed at improving oversight of services for veterans and their families.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And in this day and age, with so many soccer-specific stadiums in Major League Soccer and in lower division leagues, placing a national team in a baseball stadium would not be a good idea.
    Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • On Wednesday, the NCAA permanently banned three Fresno State players for illicitly placing prop bets on themselves or teammates to over or underperform in certain statistical categories.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Relegating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegating. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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