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
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.
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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
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
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
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
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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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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
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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
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DaCosta films it all with a ferociously cinematic flamboyance, banishing any charges of staginess.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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As for banishing, those shiny black leggings—the rock chic sort that look PVC but aren’t.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
11 Oct. 2025
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Both are noteworthy when compared to the poll's last several years of data, ranking as the highest disapproval number in either term so far, and the lowest approval rating of his second term.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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All of that has contributed to Dallas ranking dead last in the NBA in offense.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Govt mistakenly letting people out instead of deporting.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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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
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People would devote entire dissertations to developing techniques for distinguishing handwritten digits or for recognizing faces in images; then a deep-learning algorithm would digest the underlying data, discover the subtleties of the problem, and make those projects seem obsolete.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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As America’s capital of both wine production and pleasant weather, California has any number of towns that capture this experience, each with distinguishing characteristics that suit different types of travelers.—
Justin Goldman,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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Yet, asked specifically about the fine hairs separating the top three undefeated teams in this first ranking, Mack Rhoades, the committee chair and athletic director at Baylor, sounded like a man torn between numbers and gut feelings.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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To overcome the challenge, the scientists used state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms to sift through massive amounts of data, separating the elusive tWZ signal from background noise.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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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
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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
Cite this Entry
“Relegating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegating. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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