as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
normally, significant damage would devalue an antique
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Recent Examples of devalued
Effort was the old currency, and AI just devalued it.
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Margareta Petrovic,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
For other first basemen, understanding the metrics might mean the difference between finding a job or slipping out of a sport that has increasingly devalued their position.
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Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
There, on May 29, Sojourner Truth delivered a legendary speech that called on attendees to reject the racial and gender biases used to limit her place in society and to defy a status quo that devalued her as a Black woman and treated her as invisible and expendable.
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Jocelyn Frye,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Then, in 2017, the Associated Press shared that the ranch had been devalued from $100 million to $67 million.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
Critics contend that the country’s poverty rate sharply increased as Milei slashed welfare spending, devalued the country’s currency and rolled back labor rights as job losses mounted and as pension payments plummeted.
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Daniel Rivero,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
Classrooms are over-crowded, and teachers are overwhelmed and too often devalued.
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Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
The wave of lawsuits has expanded in recent years as dozens of residents and farmers allege PFAS contamination has devalued their properties and put their health and livelihoods at risk.
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Dylan Jackson,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
The national debt and both parties’ willingness to continue spending money have devalued the dollar and continued our trend of rising inflation.
—
Kevin Fixler
may 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 May 2026
Margareta Petrovic,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
For other first basemen, understanding the metrics might mean the difference between finding a job or slipping out of a sport that has increasingly devalued their position.
—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
There, on May 29, Sojourner Truth delivered a legendary speech that called on attendees to reject the racial and gender biases used to limit her place in society and to defy a status quo that devalued her as a Black woman and treated her as invisible and expendable.
—
Jocelyn Frye,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Then, in 2017, the Associated Press shared that the ranch had been devalued from $100 million to $67 million.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
Critics contend that the country’s poverty rate sharply increased as Milei slashed welfare spending, devalued the country’s currency and rolled back labor rights as job losses mounted and as pension payments plummeted.
—
Daniel Rivero,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
Classrooms are over-crowded, and teachers are overwhelmed and too often devalued.
—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
The wave of lawsuits has expanded in recent years as dozens of residents and farmers allege PFAS contamination has devalued their properties and put their health and livelihoods at risk.
—
Dylan Jackson,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
The national debt and both parties’ willingness to continue spending money have devalued the dollar and continued our trend of rising inflation.
—
Kevin Fixler
may 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devalued
reduced
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Data indicates declining trust in managers and reduced interest in leadership among younger generations.
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Each union agreed to slightly different terms for how long the leave programs are in place and by how much salaries were reduced.
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“Devalued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devalued. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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