stoop 1 of 2

as in to disgrace
to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity the debate would be more enlightening if both sides didn't stoop to name-calling

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stoop

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noun

as in porch
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building the stoop at the front entrance is just big enough to shield a resident from the elements as he fumbles for his keys

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Recent Examples of stoop
Verb
The header was unconventional, stooping and scruffy. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 May 2025 The Padres have done such a good job of not stooping to their opponent’s level when the opponent was of a clearly lesser quality. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
Noun
If a poor single woman who came to New York to work in an unstable low-wage job became pregnant out of wedlock, shame, stigma, poverty, lack of childcare options, and the anonymity of city living might lead her to leave her infant on a stoop. Time, 28 May 2025 That this wrap-up happens on the stoop of an apartment building provides a nice callback to Past Lives. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for stoop
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Verb
  • And while Scopes got away with paying a $100 fine, about $1,800 in today's dollars, Bryan left the court disgraced.
    Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 10 July 2025
  • The law school at the University of Florida has disgraced itself.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • There’s a few reasons why shoes might be forgotten on the porch.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
  • Firefighters found the man’s body on the home’s front porch, Metro Fire Capt. Mark Nunez, a department spokesman, said in a release following the blaze.
    Darrell Smith July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • That’s enough to shame some sports cars that weigh a metric ton less.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • On Saturday, the president penned a nearly 400-word social media post shaming the MAGA base for turning their ire on Bondi.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • These days, Infantino rarely deigns to attend conventional press conferences.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 12 July 2025
  • Forty years after making the generation-defining teen drama that saw his jock Andrew Clark thrown together in a Saturday detention with popular princess Molly Ringwald, nerd Anthony Michael Hall, bad boy Judd Nelson, and introvert Ally Sheedy, Estevez finally deigned to attend a cast reunion.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Some of it reflects condescending attitudes that poor people don't know what's good for them.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
  • Gone are the days when Carl Van Vechten, an overreaching, condescending patron of the Harlem Renaissance, was considered an exploiter.
    Armond White, National Review, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • Today, along with our MLS partners, my brother and I are humbled to support those directly assisting the victims of this unimaginable tragedy.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
  • And while nine decades later, Singh never got that brass band that paraded down the street for Frank or the celebratory fires that Pauline’s well-wishers lit in Grayson County, she was always humbled by the support Louisville showed her during her spelling years.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025

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“Stoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoop. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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