1
as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
a faded finish will really depreciate your car when you decide to trade it in
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2
as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
dared to depreciate Shakespeare, saying his works have no relevance for modern audiences
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Recent Examples of depreciate
Egypt's economy has also faced strains, with the Egyptian pound being depreciated several times in recent years.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
The South Korean won depreciated 0.83% to 1,467.65.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Historically, Samsung devices have depreciated faster than competitors like Apple's iPhones.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
As a result, the digital asset depreciated roughly 4.8% in a matter of hours.
—Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
The South Korean won depreciated 0.83% to 1,467.65.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Historically, Samsung devices have depreciated faster than competitors like Apple's iPhones.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
As a result, the digital asset depreciated roughly 4.8% in a matter of hours.
—Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depreciate
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These layoffs reduced staffing at some local weather forecast offices to threadbare levels, causing some to reduce their services.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
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Although reducing the property tax burden could provide significant benefits to business owners and homeowners, there’s no guarantee that landlords would pass those savings on to their tenants.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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At the time, Putin demanded that Ukraine never be allowed into NATO, and that the bloc roll back its military footprint in Eastern and Central Europe – which the US and its allies dismissed as non-starters, condemning the invasion as a blatant land grab.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Mearsheimer also dismissed the idea, adding that Russia would take extreme measures to prevent it from happening.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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In a world where every moment must be productive, where caregiving is systematically devalued and where human relationships are subordinated to market logic, Miss Huang represents a future where childhood survives only as a date on a birth certificate.—
Anna Mae Duane,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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In her Best Actress acceptance speech, Moore echoed her previous statements about devaluing women based on age — and specifically defended genre movies.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
7 Feb. 2025
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The intense criticism of the COVID response has left a lingering public distrust in health and diminished their influence.—
Tina Reed,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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The seeming smallness of the story does nothing to diminish the film’s bleakness nor blunt its ultimately devastating impact.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2025
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Windows users can minimize data collection by adjusting their privacy settings under 'Diagnostics & feedback.' 2.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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SpaceX took steps to minimize the chances that the problem would recur on Flight 8.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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But others have criticized DOGE’s efforts to cut staffing and costs at the FAA despite what everyone agrees is a shortage of air traffic controllers.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have sharply criticized the other Supreme Court judges for declining to hear a case called Alabama v. California.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Depreciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depreciate. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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