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as in to collapse
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 to empty
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 to reduce
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 to undermine
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 deflate
The drubbing that Texas Democrats took in the 2024 election was bad enough to leave any party stalwart feeling deflated.
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J. David Goodman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Willian left one year into his three-year deal with everyone concerned baffled that the whole experience was so deflating.
—Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Expect the tailback market to be deflated because this is a talent tailback draft class.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
It should be noted that if Congress does pare down the CTA and a new version is passed into law, this would very likely render moot (or at least seriously deflate) some of these judicial challenges.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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J. David Goodman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Willian left one year into his three-year deal with everyone concerned baffled that the whole experience was so deflating.
—Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Expect the tailback market to be deflated because this is a talent tailback draft class.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
It should be noted that if Congress does pare down the CTA and a new version is passed into law, this would very likely render moot (or at least seriously deflate) some of these judicial challenges.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deflate
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Dramatic videos show buildings collapsing and swaying in Thailand. 4:09 A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened skyscrapers from Myanmar to Thailand.—
Mark Osborne,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, the deal collapsed when Trump accused Maduro of stalling the repatriation process, leading his administration to reinstate harsh sanctions, including revoking oil giant Chevron’s license to operate in Venezuela and imposing a 25% tariff on Venezuelan crude and gas exports.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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By that point the Trojans already were emptying their bench and rolling to the second round.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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The video then shows the woman emptying the space and removing the storage units before getting to work on its renovation.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Standardization can also reduce due diligence burdens.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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This has, among other losses, reduced Egyptian revenue from the Suez Canal by about eight hundred million dollars a month.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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And yet Francis has never been shy about showing his frailty, age or infirmities in ways that seem unthinkable for public figures for whom any sign of fragility can threaten their authority and undermine their agenda.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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You will be expected to trust your agents, for the alternative would be micromanagement, and that would undermine the whole process.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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For complex tasks, the smartphone can further compress the latent representations and forward them to cloud servers for specialized processing (e.g., full document OCR or advanced medical diagnostics).—
Wei Duan,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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More importantly, compressed monthly changes highlight the general lack of homebuying demand that continues to characterize the current housing market.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Chirping at opposing fans after draining 3-pointers?—
Jay King,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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But with Young draining a 3-pointer with 2:45 to play, the Hawks drew within 114-109.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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Recent polls have suggested that dissatisfaction with Trump's handling of the economy is a key factor in his declining popularity.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Big Savage Mountain, Bear Pen, and Dan’s Mountain Wildlands all provide valuable habitat for our declining bird populations.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The doctor added that recovery would best continue away from the hospital, where exposure to viruses risks weakening the Holy Father's condition.—
Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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His health weakened by overwork and physical ailments, McCombs spent much of the last months of his life under medical care.—
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22 Mar. 2025
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“Deflate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflate. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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