1
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
Microsoft’s first Kerberos implementation protects a password from cracking attacks by representing it as a hash generated with a single iteration of Microsoft’s NTLM cryptographic hash function, which itself is a modification of the super-fast, and now deprecated, MD4 hash function.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Apple has deprecated Launchpad in macOS 26 and replaced it with the Apps launcher in the Dock.
—Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But the form was still slightly deprecated by much of the art Establishment, who thought of photographers as technicians more than conveyors of thought and depth.
—Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 24 June 2025
While better than no 2FA at all, SMS is the least secure method of providing such codes and deprecating use of the same can only be a good thing.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Apple has deprecated Launchpad in macOS 26 and replaced it with the Apps launcher in the Dock.
—Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But the form was still slightly deprecated by much of the art Establishment, who thought of photographers as technicians more than conveyors of thought and depth.
—Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 24 June 2025
While better than no 2FA at all, SMS is the least secure method of providing such codes and deprecating use of the same can only be a good thing.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprecate
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And Tucker Carlson has gained attention with his own programming distributed via social and digital media, Their audiences can be smaller and more disparate than the ones that come to mainstream news outlets, but in an era of cord-cutting, their niche power is not to be dismissed.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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In February, following a SAG Award win for her breakout role in Shōgun, Anna Sawai dismissed rumors that she had been cast as Yoko Ono for the film series.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
9 Oct. 2025
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It’s absolutely helped Auburn people dislike Georgia more.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Another user appealed to the corporate employees on the timeline who dislike their time being wasted.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX took steps to minimize the chances that the problem would recur on Flight 8.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Brooke High Rise Straight, a narrow straight leg, is finished with laser technology to minimize water usage.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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Since leaving the British royal family in 2020 and stepping down from their roles as senior members of The Firm, Harry and Meghan have faced backlash for their media ventures and transition into Hollywood, with many criticizing the couple’s lack of views on their Netflix content.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
12 Oct. 2025
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Beijing has long criticized Washington for exerting control beyond its borders through export rules that bar third-country companies from supplying China with chips made using American technology.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Bean and squash yields (as measured by weight) were reduced when intercropped with maize, while maize yields were only slightly diminished when intercropped.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Oct. 2025
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals later rejected a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel against him.—
Amy Yurkanin,
ProPublica,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Senate rejected Democratic and Republican plans to reopen the government Thursday, its seventh attempt to break the stalemate.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Deprecate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprecate. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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