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as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year
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as in to dislike
to hold an unfavorable opinion of
deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded
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Recent Examples of deprecate
Regardless, Skype and Teams users will be able to chat with or call one another cross-platform until Skype is finally deprecated.
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Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Evans had a reputation for deprecating humor, sometimes at her own expense.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
That's because PhysX, once a dedicated physics simulation tool and card that became a selling point for Nvidia's gear, has been largely deprecated on Nvidia 50-series cards.
—Ars Technica, 18 Feb. 2025
Warmly congratulating Madison at the net and giving a wonderfully self deprecating runner up speech (the hardest speech to give, must feel like torture).
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
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Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Evans had a reputation for deprecating humor, sometimes at her own expense.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
That's because PhysX, once a dedicated physics simulation tool and card that became a selling point for Nvidia's gear, has been largely deprecated on Nvidia 50-series cards.
—Ars Technica, 18 Feb. 2025
Warmly congratulating Madison at the net and giving a wonderfully self deprecating runner up speech (the hardest speech to give, must feel like torture).
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
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The charges were dismissed because West’s cause of death was not determined, and some evidence had been illegally obtained. (Netflix) Lewis was convicted of six counts of mail fraud in a 1981 credit card scheme in Kansas City.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2025
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Baldwin — who denied pulling the trigger — was also put on trial for involuntary manslaughter last July, but the case was dismissed after the judge learned that prosecutors had withheld evidence from the defense.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
24 May 2025
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But many teachers in the state disliked the more regimented approach, and when the funding ended, districts largely transitioned back to the whole language approach.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Being disliked is even more powerful than being liked.—
Matthew Phillips,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Here are recommendations for maintaining safety during a thunderstorm: To minimize risk of being struck by lightning, when going outside, have a plan to get to a safer place.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2025
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While not always the case, most stairwells are located in the center of a building, away from windows and exterior walls, which can help minimize damage from weather events.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 June 2025
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The document was quickly criticized for errors and citing studies that don’t exist, as first reported by NOTUS, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news site.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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At the same time, Lively was freshly criticized for her reaction to an interviewer in a resurfaced 2016 clip.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The 25-year-old’s sample might be small, but in an era of diminishing workloads, Zack Wheeler and Max Fried are the only current starters averaging 6 1/3 innings.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Augmenting Human Relationships with AI AI's role in enhancing efficiency does not diminish the need for human expertise in B2B interactions.—
John Bruno,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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In December, the state Legislature initially rejected the plan because of funding ambiguities.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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The jury rejected the BBC's defense that its journalism was fair, responsible and in the public interest.—
Fatima Al-Kassab,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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“Deprecate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprecate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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