relegations

plural of relegation

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of relegations After back-to-back relegations and a tepid start to League One, this once upbeat and intimidating stadium had gone stale. Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 That’s a significant rise from prior ownership’s 14-year tenure, when the organization had more relegations (two) than European tournament qualifications (one). Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegations
Noun
  • In recent months, tens of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan have crossed back into Afghanistan amid a wave of expulsions ordered by the Pakistani government.
    Zia ur-Rehman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The data is categorized into removals, enforcement returns, administrative returns and Title 42 expulsions — which were carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Afghan refugees like him await their asylum decisions in an increasingly hostile climate marked by ICE raids and deportations.
    Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Denunciations, roundups, missing people, deportations.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

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

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