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as in humiliated
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
was unwilling to abase himself by pleading guilty to a crime that he did not commit
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as in discredited
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
I certainly don't abase myself when I do good, honest manual labor
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Two meetings will be hosted this month for public input on a proposal to restore a degraded estuary in South Laguna at Aliso Creek.—
Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
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Loyola Marymount University professor Demian Willette uses it to better understand how micro-forests take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, contribute to local biodiversity and help restore degraded land.—
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She had never been arrested before and felt humiliated when her mugshot was plastered all over the news after her arrest.—
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She was humiliated when her oldest son was forced to testify in a divorce case.—
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The admission of the Afrikaners was based on claims, which have been discredited, that white South African farmers were being killed in large numbers.—
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Original studies suggesting a link were flawed and have been discredited.—
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The inspector general's investigation found that Reece and Ruff — who were supervisor and subordinate — did not disclose their romantic relationship, which is a violation of a city executive order.—
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Santa’s elves are subordinate Clauses.—
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Trump has thoroughly corrupted the Justice Department, but its selective prosecutions of his foes have been thwarted by judges and, more strikingly, by grand juries.—
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Murry corrupted and perverted and destroyed Katherine both as a person and a writer […] Her gifts were those of an intense realist, with a superb sense of ironic humour and fundamental cynicism.—
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But against a Philadelphia Eagles team that humbled the Rams earlier in the season, the defense gave up too many explosives and the offense couldn’t convert a fourth down in the red zone with 26 seconds to play in a six-point loss.—
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Both left office humbled, burdened with lousy poll numbers and facing a well of deep voter discontent.—
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The influence of the Iranian regime has also been substantially weakened compared to previous periods of unrest, in the wake of Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel.—
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More than 500 people are reported to have died as the regime — weakened by sanctions, economic stagnation, and recent attacks by the US and Israel — moved against the demonstrations, the most serious threat against the authorities in years.—
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Within this world no others exist, except as things to be debased.—
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Dogville, from 2003, is an experimental Lars von Trier film shot on a stage set in which Kidman plays a woman debased and abused by the inhabitants of a small town.—
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“Abased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abased. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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