as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
many observers deplored the fact that the city's festivities for Mardi Gras had become a degraded, drunken celebration
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as in reduced
to bring to a lower grade or rank
the view that such a system degrades doctors to the status of medical employees who ultimately are not in charge of their patients' health care
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as in deteriorated
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
degrading the school's animal mascot with a silly costume
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as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
the players degraded themselves with their crude antics off the field
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Recent Examples of degraded
Devorah Lev-Tov, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
There’s bits and pieces that are more degraded than other sections.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 26 Nov. 2024
Euan Ward, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
The permissiveness of college administrators in their tolerance for intolerance against free speech on campus has degraded free-speech protections dramatically.
—Tyson Langhofer, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
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Her purpose was to explore how the newest generation of farmers are working to create a more sustainable and regenerative agriculture when things are only getting more expensive, soil is more degraded, and food systems are more industrial.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
There’s bits and pieces that are more degraded than other sections.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 26 Nov. 2024
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Israeli airstrikes over the past two months have decimated Hezbollah’s leadership, severely degraded its military capabilities and displaced over a million people in Lebanon.
—Euan Ward, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
The permissiveness of college administrators in their tolerance for intolerance against free speech on campus has degraded free-speech protections dramatically.
—Tyson Langhofer, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
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Not Arresting Trump | Opinion Instead of fostering violence or corrupt attempts at compromising the certification of election results, the post-election antics of the Republican party in North Carolina were quite peaceful.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Emmy winner and Oscar nominee was among three dozen wealthy parents across the country who paid a corrupt college consultant tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to get their children fraudulently admitted to top schools by inflating test scores or fabricating athletic accomplishments.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
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In addition to those strategies, look for more colleges to tighten their financial belts in order bring expenses into line with what’s likely to be reduced revenue, particularly at those private institutions that depend heavily on tuition dollars to fund their operations.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Furthermore, by increasing employee sentiment and utilization, vacancies and vacancy times are reduced, which ultimately improves the profitability of these spaces.Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Conditions had deteriorated overnight when the roof of a nearby mine collapsed.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Despite their durability, early diamond bits often deteriorated quickly under the severe conditions of geothermal sites—hot, hard rock and high temperatures posed substantial challenges.Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2024
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The agency said Wednesday that the person was exposed to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks; this is the first US bird flu case linked to a backyard flock.Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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The patient had been in contact with sick and dead birds in backyard flocks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.Mike Stobbe and Jonel Aleccia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Across all three cities, formerly two-star restaurants were demoted to one star.Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
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After the warning, Facebook demoted a New York Post news article about Hunter Biden's business entanglements.Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 6 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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But Israeli bombardments have weakened Tehran as well as its allies in the Axis of Resistance—Lebanon's Hezbollah.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The reality is Kade was poisoned, murdered.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
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The lawsuit claims she was abused and poisoned.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Since the 1950s, television, slot cars, plastic models and other diversions have diluted the attraction of model trains.George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Many of them reacted with anger on Friday, fearing their positions would be diluted by the share sale, or airing other theories about the motivation for the transaction.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Degraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degraded. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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