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
Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
The novel stirred public outrage over the degraded state of the cathedral.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
Iran has seen its proxies across the region degraded by regular Israeli airstrikes.
—Bassem Mroue and Zeina Karam, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Dec. 2024
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More:Milwaukee is turning around one of the most degraded sites in the Great Lakes.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
The novel stirred public outrage over the degraded state of the cathedral.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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And Iran along with its other proxies have also been degraded by Israeli strikes.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
Iran has seen its proxies across the region degraded by regular Israeli airstrikes.
—Bassem Mroue and Zeina Karam, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Dec. 2024
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The essential modern text is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the 2010 Supreme Court decision that equates money with speech, resulting in an ever more corrupt system of campaign finance.David Remnick, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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The only alternative to withdrawal was defending a pathetically inept and corrupt government in Kabul until the sun exploded, which was really no alternative at all.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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The final amount could be affected by two factors — the number of claims and how much of the settlement fund is reduced to cover legal fees and costs.CBS News, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.George Petras, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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The inside story of how this relationship deteriorated is worth a read.Chris Branch, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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The increase in tests came as relations with the United States and its regional allies deteriorated and Pyongyang pulled closer to Russia.David Brennan, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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On December 18, the CDC announced that the first severe H5N1 case in a human had been detected, which is thought to have been caught after exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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And cats everywhere are getting sick from the virus.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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But even if Rossi does get demoted to PP2, his even-strength time alongside an MVP-caliber winger should make up for it.Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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So poor has the fit been between Skinner and the Oilers that the winger didn’t even make it through the first homestand in October before he was demoted out of the top six.Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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Drugs, success, and conflicting personalities had poisoned members’ relationships.Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
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The iconic American bird was almost wiped out in the 1960s due to the pesticide DDT, which poisoned the eagles and made their eggs weak and flimsy.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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The influx of settlers and tourists displaced Native Hawaiians, limited their access to land, and diluted their cultural heritage, according to academics.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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However, this protein content gets diluted when they're used to make almond milk, as the final product is primarily water.Jonathan Purtell, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Degraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degraded. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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