relegating

verb

Definition of relegatingnext
present participle of relegate
1
as in exiling
to force to leave a country courtiers and generals who incurred the emperor's disfavor were soon relegated to the farther reaches of the empire

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Relevance

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2
as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type some psychologists argue that the syndrome should be relegated to a different class of autism

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegating
  1. classifying
  2. deporting
  3. distinguishing
  4. separating
  5. placing
  6. distributing
Verb
  • The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint Wednesday against the popular Netflix dating show, classifying its stars as employees and accusing the program of several labor violations.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Those deaths aren't counted in our statistics, and that's primarily because of the difficulty in classifying those deaths in a disaster.
    Melody Schreiber, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of classifying
Verb
  • Lynch argues that large-scale mass deportations only hurt the local and federal economies, partially due to the misnomer that deporting working immigrants creates more jobs for Americans.
    Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Issues like deporting millions of residents and their families, and increasing tariffs, even on important trading partners like Canada and Mexico.
    John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of deporting
Verb
  • Russian speakers in the experiment proved faster than English speakers at distinguishing shades that corresponded to that lexical distinction.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • While the ambitious stories and powerful performances help Farscape stand out in small-screen sci-fi, the most distinguishing aspect is the awesome muppets, courtesy of the Jim Henson Company.
    Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of distinguishing
Verb
  • While standard mascaras do the trick in lengthening, volumizing, darkening, and separating your lashes, waterproof mascaras are better suited for long-wear and durability.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In 1973, after separating from Jim, Alice was one of six artists featured in Maclean’s as models for women in Canada.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of separating
Verb
  • The Nordstroms have been able to improve Rack by placing a greater focus on better brands at the off-pricer, including some of the better-selling labels that can found at the Nordstrom full-price department stores.
    David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024
  • On May 24, Saturn—planet of discipline and longevity—will enter also enter Aries, placing pressure on your professional pursuits and forcing you to take them more seriously for the next two years.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of placing
Verb
  • Despite logistical and security challenges, UNICEF and partners are distributing warm winter clothes and other essential supplies, along with humanitarian cash transfers to help families in Gaza afford food and other necessities.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Pulsating heat pipes work by distributing heat through the vibration and circulation of coolant, maintaining efficiency with minimal gravity impact, even in fast-moving vehicles.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of distributing
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