as in to disgrace
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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as in porch
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building
the stoop at the front entrance is just big enough to shield a resident from the elements as he fumbles for his keys
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Recent Examples of stoop
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
Twelve seconds into the footage, Harris punches McAlpin, who stoops downward.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Mark Grochowski, Curbed, 28 June 2024
Will’s teenage son is newly out as trans, now named Evie (Ivy O’Brien), showing up later in the film on the two-flat’s stoop, looking for some support and understanding.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2024
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Verb
This leads into how President-elect Trump should not stoop to pettiness, vilification, or revenge.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
Twelve seconds into the footage, Harris punches McAlpin, who stoops downward.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
Shaker, the lawyer who also moonlights as a screenwriter, remembers sitting on the stoop with O’Brien and another Naked Angels member at three in the morning when a young woman named Amy Ellis stopped to ask about the house.
—Mark Grochowski, Curbed, 28 June 2024
Will’s teenage son is newly out as trans, now named Evie (Ivy O’Brien), showing up later in the film on the two-flat’s stoop, looking for some support and understanding.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2024
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Weeks after being re-sentenced, disgraced former reality star, Julie Chrisley, is back in federal custody.Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2024
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They've been disgraced due to allegations that Valya's great grandfather committed a war crime, but Valya insists the claims are false.Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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Named for a lovable neighborhood dog who spent his days sunning on the historic home’s porch, Poogan’s is the kind of place where everyone feels right at home.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
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There were footsteps on the porch, and McArdle started heading toward the door even before the bell rang.Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Some use shaming to project their values onto others to encourage conformity to their standards.Libby Ryan, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
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His book is not written to shame us for our culinary choices.Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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But cry not for the titans of industry who deign to take on government work.Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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On a match point, an accidental drop-shot serve shanked with crazy spin travelled so slowly that the speed gun did not deign to rate it.Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 3 Sep. 2024
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Those facts aren’t nothing, yet there’s also something about rolling up on Broadway right after the reelection of Donald Trump and expecting to play off decades of nauseating American history with some big yass queen energy that feels simplistic at best, condescending at worst.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Things aren’t much better with his condescending wife Susan (Aisling Bea), who walks all over him and then uses their couples’ therapy sessions to urge him to be even less confrontational.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
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The experience has been incredibly rich, but frequently humbling.New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2024
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Little more than 24 hours after being humbled by its cross-state rival, Tampa Bay was hungry to make amends Monday night.Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Stoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoop. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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