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
Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 24 May 2026
Even the Celtics wouldn’t have stooped so low as to try to enact a ban on an opposing team’s fans.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026
In August 1958, Esquire invited 58 jazz musicians to meet on a stoop in Harlem for a photo shoot.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
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Verb
Sharan enlisted Joshy’s architecture practice, Naked Volume, to handle his site, which already had a small, stooping home on its grounds.
—Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 24 May 2026
Even the Celtics wouldn’t have stooped so low as to try to enact a ban on an opposing team’s fans.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Noun
Back in Toronto, June finds a jar of organic Pearl Girl honey on her front stoop.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026
In August 1958, Esquire invited 58 jazz musicians to meet on a stoop in Harlem for a photo shoot.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoop
Verb
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Among the guests were Prince William and Kate Middleton, as well as the daughters of Sarah Ferguson and disgraced ex-Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice and Eugenie.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
8 June 2026
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Pelley charged the new management, under Bari Weiss, with conduct that would disgrace any self-respecting news organization, disparage its staff’s integrity and force people with uncompromising principles to leave.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2026
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The plane crashed into a house and exploded, killing 10 skydivers, the pilot and a man sitting on his back porch.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Add screens at the base of decks and porches.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The crisis shamed the government, which was forced by its ombudsman to shutter the makeshift camp and relocate the migrants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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The rest of us were shamed by omission.—
Laura Washington,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Infantino spoke, but, as so often, did not deign to take questions.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
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This year, Putin shared the stage with the presidents of Uzbekistan and Tanzania, the only heads of state who’d deigned to come.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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Others take the story’s recognition by the Commonwealth judges as evidence that the literary establishment is guilty of condescending to the Global South.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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Our tone of voice is conversational, not condescending.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Still, Griffin found the moment humbling.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Luis Enrique then led the nation to the Euro 2020 semi-finals, losing on penalties again to Italy, but World Cup 2022 brought another humbling last-16 defeat by Morocco — settled once more by a shootout.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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“Stoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoop. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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