Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abasement
Noun
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Chávez, who died of cancer in 2013, avoided such a humiliation.—
Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
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Awkward, yes, but a far cry from the open humiliation of the Ukrainian leader that played out in the Oval Office in February.—
Noun
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In that corner of the market, the debasement trade endured — less as a sweeping judgment on fiat, more as a focused bet on rates, policy and protection.—
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Investor demand has also been underpinned by debasement trade, as concerns over swelling debt loads drive a retreat from sovereign bonds and the currencies they are issued in.—
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“Abasement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abasement. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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