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as in demoted
to bring to a lower grade or rank
increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded
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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
the company's filing for Chapter 11 downgraded the stock to the point where it was selling for pennies a share
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Recent Examples of downgraded
Analyst David George downgraded the bank to an underperform rating from neutral.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
Kidney concerns that feel urgent but are quietly downgraded.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 6 Jan. 2026
He was listed as questionable for Saturday’s contest before being downgraded to out.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
Beginning in 2003, the State of Illinois’ credit rating was downgraded twenty-four times.
—Joe Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
The Rose Bowl has been downgraded from college football’s most venerable game to a disruption?
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Officials downgraded the alert after fears of more significant waves subsided, but maintained ongoing advisories regarding caution and aftershocks.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
When a grand jury failed to indict him on that charge, the case was downgraded to a misdemeanor charge for assaulting a federal officer.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors initially sought felony charges against Dunn, but downgraded the case to a misdemeanor after a grand jury declined to return an indictment.
—Andrew Goudsward, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downgraded
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In a post on X, Hegseth announced that Kelly was being demoted for a video from November.—
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As an indication of how badly things went, consider that during the season the Dolphins fired their general manager (Chris Grier) and demoted their quarterback (Tua Tagovailoa).—
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While many areas are seeing visibility reduced to between one and three miles, patchy dense fog is reducing visibilities to as low as one quarter mile in spots.—
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Unable to turn back against the strong currents of the Napo, the party, now reduced to just 50, carried on downriver toward the Amazon.—
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In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand.—
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As the incoming tide approached, two firefighters were quickly lowered into the frigid waters.—
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“Downgraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downgraded. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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