1
as in to banish
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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2
as in to classify
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 relegate
After months of trying to avoid it, Golden State has been relegated to the Play-In portion of the postseason after being unable, for the fourth time this season, to beat the Clippers.
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Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The battles are chockablock with clashing swords and explosions; more whimsical stuff, such as a house made of sheep wool and another constructed entirely of mushrooms, is relegated to background-joke status.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
The streamer is launching the untitled series this summer, after the club, which was relegated last season, sealed promotion at the first chance after beating Peterborough on Tuesday (April 8).
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
There followed a surreal half-time chat between Chapman and Poyet about his dismissal, with the game relegated to a sideshow, as fellow pundit Efan Ekoku shifted awkwardly in his seat.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The battles are chockablock with clashing swords and explosions; more whimsical stuff, such as a house made of sheep wool and another constructed entirely of mushrooms, is relegated to background-joke status.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
The streamer is launching the untitled series this summer, after the club, which was relegated last season, sealed promotion at the first chance after beating Peterborough on Tuesday (April 8).
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
There followed a surreal half-time chat between Chapman and Poyet about his dismissal, with the game relegated to a sideshow, as fellow pundit Efan Ekoku shifted awkwardly in his seat.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegate
Verb
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Each player was banished from his professional sport for life.—
Martin Edel,
Sportico.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Inspired by a children’s book series by Colin Thompson, this movie focuses on an evil king (who happens to be Betty’s grandfather) who banished music and magic from the land.—
Dina Gachman,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The curriculum guides middle school students and teachers through building and evaluating computer vision models that can reliably classify fossil shark teeth.—
Christine Wusylko,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2025
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Kathleen Kelley Reardon, an expert on organizational politics, classifies political environments from minimally to pathologically politicized.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Hammie also screams at people on car trips and sometimes has to be exiled to the dashboard.—
Anna North,
Vox,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Garifuna people are descendants of Indigenous Caribbean tribes and enslaved Africans, who were exiled from St. Vincent and the Grenadines by British colonizers and settled largely on the coast of Central America.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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Last year, Boise was ranked No. 77, and the year prior it was ranked No. 50.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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California’s capital city was ranked 13th for Easter traditions and was in eighth place overall for weather conditions, according to WalletHub. Which other California cities made the list?—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration is stonewalling the judge who ordered it to facilitate the return to the United States of the alien the administration illegally deported to El Salvador and lodged in a notorious prison there, the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT).—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2025
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Among those deported was Abrego Garcia, who lives in Maryland with his wife and children.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Israeli strikes across Gaza continued, killing at least 21 people in the last 24 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants but says most of the more than 50,000 Palestinians killed in the war have been women and children.—
Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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At least 26 people have been killed and more than 100 others wounded in the last 24 hours, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Since our family has been separated, I have been devastated and confused.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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After Wednesday’s win in Chicago, only one road win over the Hawks separates the Heat from making the playoffs for the sixth straight season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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Ensure that your product data is complete, categorized properly and optimized for search engines.—
Waleed Najam,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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While there are endless examples of stimming behavior, they can be categorized into one of five sensory experiences.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Relegate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegate. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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