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as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
a glutted market cheapened cranberries to the point where they were selling for less than what it cost to grow them
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as in to degrade
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
a politician who would cheapen herself by caving in to lobbyists
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as in to humiliate
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
she really cheapens herself by shamelessly pursuing men like that
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Recent Examples of cheapen
Yet perverting that good news story into some tawdry political gain cheapens SpaceX, NASA, and Wilmore and Williams.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
When the front, sides, and back are all different, the inconsistency can be distracting and cheapen the feeling of the neighborhood.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025
Yet, ironically, quantifying the number 11 with underestimations and overestimations cheapens him.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The wheel-arch extensions are hefty, the stance is spot-on, and other stylistic enhancements manage to walk the line between making the car look beefier and just cheapening it.
—Charlie Roxburghe, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2025
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
When the front, sides, and back are all different, the inconsistency can be distracting and cheapen the feeling of the neighborhood.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025
Yet, ironically, quantifying the number 11 with underestimations and overestimations cheapens him.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The wheel-arch extensions are hefty, the stance is spot-on, and other stylistic enhancements manage to walk the line between making the car look beefier and just cheapening it.
—Charlie Roxburghe, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheapen
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Keeping yourself hydrated and reducing your salt intake may also help reduce bloating and help your body rid itself of excess fluid. Types of Creatine Several types of creatine are used in supplements.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
21 Apr. 2025
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Ars Video The technique reduced the lag between the patient’s brain signals and the resultant audio from the eight seconds the group had achieved previously to one second.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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Government lawyers argue that Meta's services have degraded in quality in part because of its dominant position in the marketplace.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2025
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According to the National Institutes of Health, ALS progressively degrades, then kills nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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There was a period when Broadway creators thought the only way to get a performance was to humiliate a person.—
Mark Seliger,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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An investigation of at least eight fraternities found that members humiliated students through means like beating them with paddles or forcing potential recruits to eat live fish and drink urine, according to court filings.—
Dan Belson,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Apr. 2025
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Agreeing to a pick swap with the Lynx weakened the value of the pick that the Sky traded away.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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One by one, the sectors defect, and, eventually, the leader may weaken and their government may fall.—
Julia Angwin,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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His tariffs were not based on the import taxes charged by other countries but by the size of each trade deficit, a calculation that instantly discredited the policy with many economists and investors.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Bolsonaro’s efforts to discredit the election had already found allies abroad.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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From the outset, Nortec’s work challenged conventions, subverting stereotypes of Mexican identity — like the outsider trope of the gun-slinging charro donning a weed plant shirt in a lawless Tijuana — while exploring new artistic terrain.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
18 Apr. 2025
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Some accused him of overlooking the Democrats’ role in subverting democratic norms, citing, for example, President Obama’s embrace of executive power, or the Democratic attempt to filibuster Neil M. Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Mariah Carey just pulled a classic mom move by embarrassing her teenage son in front of his friends.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
5 Apr. 2025
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The leaking was intended to embarrass Bork, whose nomination was ultimately rejected by the U.S. Senate albeit for reasons unrelated to his rental list.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Doral’s Blue Monster demeans itself.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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Doral’s Blue Monster demeans itself.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Cheapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheapen. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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