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Recent Examples of cheapen Regardless of the game’s quality, the deliberately profit-minded release model cheapens the spirit of the series, and is a practice that feels wholly antithetical to Life is Strange’s ethos. Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024 Toy Story 4 was okay, but in some ways cheapened the perfect ending to the previous film. Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 The Lego format doesn’t cheapen the power of his message, but rather reflects the quirky, outside-the-box thinking of the artist himself, who has always marched to the beat of his own drum, steering the cultural ship according to his unique point of view. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024 Last year's Fold didn't open all the way, which cheapened the experience of using it to some degree. PCMAG, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cheapen 
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  • Studies show that cigarettes with lower nicotine content reduce people’s dependence on nicotine and can help alleviate some of the cravings associated with withdrawal.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Customers who don’t upgrade will see their rates reduced by about $13 while losing access to the regional sports networks.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • Alarming figures indicate that 40% of the earth’s land is already degraded, impacting half of the human population and half of the global GDP, underscoring the severity of the challenge faced by communities today.
    Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • There are a number of ways that these tiny pieces of plastic can become airborne, including from sea spray, textiles sitting in landfills interacting with the wind, degrading tires as people drive, and more.7 Wildfire smoke is another common way people breathe in microplastics, Johnson said.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 7 Jan. 2025
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  • Illinois has the seventh-highest scoring offense in Division I, but was humiliated to 29 percent shooting, and the otherwise-excellent Kasparas Jakučionis had more turnovers (seven) than made baskets (five, on 15 tries).
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Over several years, victims were beaten, threatened and humiliated, while perpetrators befriended parents to screen them from the systemic abuse.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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  • The widening yield differentials between Chinese and U.S. sovereign bonds could risk encouraging capital outflows and put further pressure on the yuan that has been weakening against the greenback.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Elon Musk, one of Trump’s confidants, has already met with Iran’s UN ambassador; now that Israel has weakened Tehran and pummeled its proxies in the Middle East, a diplomatic breakthrough may be achievable.
    Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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  • Beyond her work as a lobbyist, Bondi solidified her reputation as a Trump loyalist by defending him on the floor of the Senate during his first impeachment and helping his efforts to discredit the 2020 election results.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The AfD has strongly rejected the designation, portraying it as a political attempt to discredit the party.
    Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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  • The brand subverts the ideal of regular clothing by selling clothing that has distinct detailing alongside excellent materials.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Mayes’s request comes as Garland is waging a legal battle to release the portion of Smith’s two-volume final report regarding the special counsel’s findings on Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election results.
    Ella Lee, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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  • Trump said Cohen was legitimately paid for legal services, and that Daniels’ story was suppressed to avoid embarrassing Trump’s family, not to influence the electorate.
    Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Ohtani should not be embarrassed by his lack of success against Scott.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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  • It’s come to signify the experience of being belittled or demeaned by one's parents, in some cases even physically abused.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • While some look at this movement as idealizing a time when women had fewer rights and independence, many trad wives do not think their roles are demeaning.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024

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“Cheapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheapen. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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