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humbling

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noun

humbling

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verb

present participle of humble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for humbling
Adjective
  • In our prior research, Texas young people described the judicial bypass process as burdensome, humiliating and traumatizing.
    Kate Coleman-Minahan, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
  • This unexpected hiccup proves to be an arduous one, filled with humiliating, frightening, and even abusive encounters with various immigration officials who have no patience for Alex's plucky British charm.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Many of the conspiracy theories have prompted FEMA to create a page on its site discrediting rumors and false information about its response to Hurricane Helene.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Still, the United States didn’t recognize Haiti as a nation until 1862, during the Civil War, when American leadership was looking for any support in discrediting slavery.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • And the system was routinely demeaning and dismissive.
    Sarah Lustbader, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
  • While handcuffing and removing the belts and shoelaces of deportees is standard practice in this type of operation, both Oquendo and Barrientos feel they were treated in a demeaning way by US immigration officials, especially when boarding the military flight in the early hours of Sunday.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Incentives for employees to resign or retire could lead to a loss of experienced staff, further degrading service quality.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Drill sergeants now minimize their use of profanity, insults and degrading remarks and strive to become support figures for trainees.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Overly broad agent objectives introduce performance degradation, making debugging and optimization significantly more challenging.
    Rick Kelly, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Where everything seems more and more about degradation.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As some know, director/screenwriter Elijah Bynum’s harrowing feature has been collecting dust on the shelf for two years due mostly to Majors’ problems, including his conviction of misdemeanor assaults against Grace Jabbari.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In asthma, the immune system overreacts to harmless environmental elements like pollen, mold, or dust, causing airway inflammation.
    Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Given that feeling competent in one’s work is one of the three basic psychological human needs, this may be unsettling for some.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The thought of spending months on end in the sweltering heat is very unsettling for me.
    Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Humbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humbling. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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