as in stooped
to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity
I wouldn't deign to answer that absurd accusation
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Recent Examples of deigned
Generally, these were the likely second-rounders, although two likely first-rounders deigned to join them for a day on Wednesday.
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Every baseball fan who reads your venerable newspaper knows this great Hall of Fame baseball writer would never have deigned to explain the Mets’ disastrous spring with the aid of these equations.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
My sister Shannon has not deigned to discuss this – or anything else – with me in over two years.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Iranian movies have been among the treasures of world cinema long before the Oscars deigned to take notice, of course, and also before the Islamic Revolution installed the current regime, in 1979.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
An empty mount later seen attached to the doorframe appears to match one deigned for a Google product.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Every baseball fan who reads your venerable newspaper knows this great Hall of Fame baseball writer would never have deigned to explain the Mets’ disastrous spring with the aid of these equations.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
My sister Shannon has not deigned to discuss this – or anything else – with me in over two years.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Iranian movies have been among the treasures of world cinema long before the Oscars deigned to take notice, of course, and also before the Islamic Revolution installed the current regime, in 1979.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
An empty mount later seen attached to the doorframe appears to match one deigned for a Google product.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deigned
stooped
Verb
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Winger Aron Winter pulled back the cross, and Bergkamp stooped to head home their third of the game.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Even the Celtics wouldn’t have stooped so low as to try to enact a ban on an opposing team’s fans.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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“Deigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deigned. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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