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
Tim stooped down and put his hand on the little buck’s horns.
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William J. McRae, Outdoor Life, 26 Nov. 2025
Helm’s valley, though it is being grazed by herds, hunted across by packs and stooped upon from above, seems a bit – dull.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Daniels said, arguing that no past Republicans would’ve stooped to such a level.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
William J. McRae, Outdoor Life, 26 Nov. 2025
Helm’s valley, though it is being grazed by herds, hunted across by packs and stooped upon from above, seems a bit – dull.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Daniels said, arguing that no past Republicans would’ve stooped to such a level.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stooped
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In addition to the Canton defendants, Read’s complaint targets disgraced ex-statie Michael Proctor, the lead MSP investigator in O’Keefe’s murder.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
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Edward is the second sibling of King Charles revealed to pay a peppercorn rent, after The Times reported in 2025 that disgraced former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor paid one at Royal Lodge.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
25 Jan. 2026
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Pornographic content addiction shouldn’t be normalized into acceptance or shamed into isolation.—
Beth Collums,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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They’ll be driven out of certain platforms; they’ll be made to feel unwelcome; they’ll be shamed in lots of ways, and humiliated.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2026
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We are humbled and thrilled by the response from film festival audiences so far.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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Pep Guardiola’s squad of City superstars was humbled inside an 8,000-capacity stadium in Bodø, a Norwegian fishing town north of the Arctic Circle whose soccer team is playing in the Champions League for the first time this season.—
Steve Douglas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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Susannah Fullerton on the French Writer’s Feline Muses La Chatte condescended to live with Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette), born in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, France, in 1873, died in Paris, 1954, novelist, actress and journalist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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