stooped

past tense of stoop
as in disgraced
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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Recent Examples of stooped Daniels said, arguing that no past Republicans would’ve stooped to such a level. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
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Verb
  • And so farewell, disgraced ex-State Police Sgt.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Set to shoot next year, the series follows Weaving as Alan Armstrong — a brilliant but disgraced lawyer who’s forced to represent a dog on death row, setting him on an unexpected path toward redemption and self-discovery.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • And when placed counter to men in power, we’re shamed; just take the long-overdue imprisonment of Diddy and the public vitriol towards his female victims.
    Essence, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Kirk’s former chief of staff Mikey McCoy shamed Cohen for the comments in a post on X early Thursday morning.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There is little evidence that Ozer has been humbled.
    Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • And no play better epitomized this possibly new, perhaps even humbled Kuminga than his offensive rebound with one minute to play in the game.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025

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

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