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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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
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
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 June 2025
One of my earliest memories was of grabbing the L.A. Times off the front stoop the morning after Bobby Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel, right here in Los Angeles.
—James Rainey
follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
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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
Lucy and John speed back to the city to Sophie’s place, where Lucy stays the night to comfort her former client while John waits on the stoop outside until morning, leading to the come-to-Jesus (and rushed by any pragmatist’s standards) agreement to get back together.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 June 2025
One of my earliest memories was of grabbing the L.A. Times off the front stoop the morning after Bobby Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel, right here in Los Angeles.
—James Rainey
follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoop
Verb
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Some six years after his death, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is again in the spotlight, this one cast by President Trump’s unrelenting MAGA base.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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House Democratic leaders will spoke to reporters Tuesday morning as those within the party air frustration with the Trump administration over files tied to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
15 July 2025
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After a report on a meeting of Bath County supervisors, in 2017, someone dumped manure in front of the local station’s porch, twice.—
Oliver Whang,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
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When Fort Worth campuses were closed during the COVID pandemic, Bennett, who lives near the school, tutored Briscoe students on her front porch.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Dodgers embarrassed them on the field and then hit the podcast circuit to shame them some more, ridiculing their defense, their baserunning, their lack of composure and even their unnecessary visits to the mound.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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If there is another country involved, then shame on them as well.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
Verb
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These days, Infantino rarely deigns to attend conventional press conferences.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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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
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Such assumptions may be inaccurate and even condescending.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
23 July 2025
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President Donald Trump is once again facing backlash, this time for comments made during a recent meeting with West African leaders that many are calling inappropriate and condescending.—
Oumou Fofana,
Essence,
11 July 2025
Verb
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There's something uniquely humbling about pounding the pavement for over 26 miles.—
Henry Fan,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Look down and there’s another scene: America’s power players – rich guys humbled by the task of thwacking a 1.62-ounce sphere from one spot to another.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
31 July 2025
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“Stoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoop. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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