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as in compressed
to become smaller in size or volume due to loss of contents
We kept her birthday decorations up until the balloons started deflating.
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as in emptied
to make smaller in size or volume by removing the contents
Please deflate the air mattress and fold it up before you leave.
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as in reduced
to make or become lower in amount or value
The excess supply deflated prices. The company's stock has deflated.
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as in weakened
to cause to lose force or effectiveness
Her cutting remark deflated his ego. The lawsuit deflated their hopes for a quick resolution.
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Recent Examples of deflated
Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
Balloons were deflated and donated to the government, providing 60 pounds of scrap rubber to the war effort.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2024
That, though, also happened during the near-halving of the S&P 500 from March 2000 to October 2002 as the dot-com bubble deflated.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Usually bubbly and upbeat, Marissa is visibly deflated and worn down by her partner’s demands.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
The Mets were deflated, an observation which only became more clear in the bottom of the second when Buehler struck out Alvarez and Lindor with the bases loaded.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
New and used vehicle prices have deflated 1% and 5%, respectively, since September 2023.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
However, prices for many physical goods have deflated as supply-and-demand dynamics return to normal following pandemic-era contortions.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
Fuse plugs deflated on all four tires on the main landing gear, the NTSB said.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
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When the top actuator was deflated and the bottom one was inflated, the structure snapped in the opposite direction, bringing the wings back up again.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
Balloons were deflated and donated to the government, providing 60 pounds of scrap rubber to the war effort.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2024
That, though, also happened during the near-halving of the S&P 500 from March 2000 to October 2002 as the dot-com bubble deflated.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Usually bubbly and upbeat, Marissa is visibly deflated and worn down by her partner’s demands.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
The Mets were deflated, an observation which only became more clear in the bottom of the second when Buehler struck out Alvarez and Lindor with the bases loaded.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
New and used vehicle prices have deflated 1% and 5%, respectively, since September 2023.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
However, prices for many physical goods have deflated as supply-and-demand dynamics return to normal following pandemic-era contortions.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
Fuse plugs deflated on all four tires on the main landing gear, the NTSB said.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deflated
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel’s military is temporarily seizing control of the buffer zone, saying the disengagement agreement has collapsed with the rebel takeover of Syria.Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Alec Cutler, fund manager of the Orbis Global Balanced fund , a top 20 Siemens Energy shareholder, believed the stock had collapsed below its fair value and increased his stake.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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His first show, which took place weeks after the towers fell, was made possible in part because the city’s factories emptied out, allowing his designs to be made.Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Politicians everywhere have emptied words like hope and unity of any meaning.Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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However, Jordan’s decision to wind down operations before the sale reduced the final price.Lien De Pau, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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As families grow from two married adults to larger households with multiple children, others have reduced their circle of giving.Julianna Bragg, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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With Assad gone and Iran weakened, new commercial routes, reconstruction opportunities, and trade corridors beckon.Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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His party holds a commanding majority in El Salvador's and with his opponents politically weakened, there's little standing in the way of his mining agenda.Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Its upper jaw has tricuspid teeth with three distinct points, while the lower jaw features compressed monocuspid teeth with a toothless tip.Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
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Proof Aggregation Through a process of recursive aggregation, multiple zk-proofs are compressed into a single, compact proof.Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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When news of the investigation became public, the price of the company’s stock plunged, erasing nearly $25 billion in shareholder value, according to the lawsuit.Amy Julia Harris, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Civilians across Syria have taken to the streets to celebrate the fall of the Assad family regime, which has governed the nation since the 1960s, and whose repressive policies helped instigate the 2011 uprising which plunged the country into civil war.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Had the committee excluded the Mustangs following their loss to Clemson in the ACC championship — on a walk-off field goal, no less — the decision would have undermined the credibility of conference title games.Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Ironically enough, in passing over Alabama the committee inadvertently undermined the spending power of one of college football’s most storied programs.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Then, as the place pumped with energy, the camera panned to Darnold.Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Agriculture uses much of the water that is diverted and pumped in California.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Deflated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflated. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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