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as in banished
to force to leave a country
courtiers and generals who incurred the emperor's disfavor were soon relegated to the farther reaches of the empire
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as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
some psychologists argue that the syndrome should be relegated to a different class of autism
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Recent Examples of relegated
The last 8 teams will compete to determine the 2 teams to be relegated to the second division.
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Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
And though midnight movie screenings are still enjoyed by niche audiences, spook shows have been all but completely relegated to history.
—Scott Feinblatt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Inmates are maimed and tortured, relegated to an existence of fear, filth and not-so-benign neglect.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Charm bracelets, once relegated to the sentimental jewelry box of our grandmothers, are making a dazzling comeback, and the South is at the epicenter of this nostalgic trend.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024
Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
And though midnight movie screenings are still enjoyed by niche audiences, spook shows have been all but completely relegated to history.
—Scott Feinblatt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Inmates are maimed and tortured, relegated to an existence of fear, filth and not-so-benign neglect.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Charm bracelets, once relegated to the sentimental jewelry box of our grandmothers, are making a dazzling comeback, and the South is at the epicenter of this nostalgic trend.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegated
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Apparently, she was banished from her Puritan colony for being too much of a buzzkill.Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
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Those found guilty of habitual funny cowboy dancing are either executed or banished to the Desolate Zone, where they are forced to get jobs and raise families.Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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The species is classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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It was classified as dance/electronic and won.Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Yet once an administration decides all undocumented immigrants should be deported, the priority on criminals will fade.Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Vance backed away from all of that during the debate, saying little more than violent criminals would be deported, a position that few will argue against.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
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Watching her play was like watching a musician pull off increasingly sophisticated sleights of hand, but what truly distinguished Williams wasn’t the spectacle of her performance but the clarity of her compositions.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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Ming Smith’s photography displayed at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art would be distinguished at any art museum in the nation.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Due to a lack of regulatory oversight, the reports were inconsistent and were little more than marketing materials to be placed on a company’s website.Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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But Ong’s business practices were placed under the microscope after his ties with Iswaran led to the worst graft scandal in the financial hub for decades.Low De Wei and Bernadette Toh / Bloomberg, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Students would have sat on the floor rather than at desks and they wouldn’t have been separated by grade and skill level, like today.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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Learning is divided into grades and separated by age and aptitude.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Relegated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegated. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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