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disrating

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verb

present participle of disrate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrating
Noun
  • The two decisions represent a significant setback for the states, the unions and the civic organizations that had sued the government in an effort to block the summary firings of more than 24,000 federal workers.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Ken Russell, who is also running for mayor, was one of the two remaining commissioners to vote against his firing.
    Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Studies show these reforms—reducing minimum parking requirements, legalizing ADUs, and simplifying permitting processes—resulted in more housing.
    Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This could ensure more consistent calls, reducing the controversy often seen in high-stakes games.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But staff estimate that Oakland’s recent credit downgrade will increase this bond’s costs by an extra $2 million a year for 30 years.
    Libby Schaaf, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
  • This is certainly a downgrade on the actual numbers, although, in practice, there’s not a tremendous amount of difference between the 8a and 9a.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But chipping away at central bank independence, as Trump appears to be doing with his open criticism of the Fed chair and implicit threats of dismissal, is a historically sure way to high inflation.
    Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The order included full pardons of those already sentenced, commutations of sentences of 14 Proud Boys and Oath Keepers and the dismissal of all pending cases.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the average price reduction was five percent in April, the same rate as in March.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Obviously, income reductions aren't advisable but can come with an income-tax silver lining.
    Russ Wiles, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Disrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrating. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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