degraded
adjective
de·grad·ed
di-ˈgrā-dəd 
dē-
1
: reduced far below ordinary standards of civilized life and conduct
2
: characterized by degeneration of structure or function
degradedly
adverb
Examples of degraded in a Sentence
many observers deplored the fact that the city's festivities for Mardi Gras had become a degraded, drunken celebration
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This new species was found around villages and gardens, as well as in degraded habitats at a mine site.
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Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
First, one neural network takes high-quality images from one instrument and simulates degraded images as if they were taken by a different, lower-quality instrument.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
However, delays in critically important components of that work have left some wetlands in degraded conditions for longer than expected, especially in regions near and downstream of the Everglades Agricultural Area, where phosphorus concentrations remain stubbornly high.
—John Kominoski, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
The Bonn Challenge, a global initiative aiming to restore 350 million hectares of degraded land by 2030, has already secured commitments from 61 countries, with total pledging to restore 210 million hectares in totality.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
First, one neural network takes high-quality images from one instrument and simulates degraded images as if they were taken by a different, lower-quality instrument.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
However, delays in critically important components of that work have left some wetlands in degraded conditions for longer than expected, especially in regions near and downstream of the Everglades Agricultural Area, where phosphorus concentrations remain stubbornly high.
—John Kominoski, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
The Bonn Challenge, a global initiative aiming to restore 350 million hectares of degraded land by 2030, has already secured commitments from 61 countries, with total pledging to restore 210 million hectares in totality.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for degraded
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“Degraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/degraded. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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