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
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.
—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
But according to an analysis today from Eno Sarris, Andrew Baggarly and Dan Hayes, that exclusivity has dwindled over the past decade, to the point the stat itself is potentially devalued.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Cubans’ purchasing power was devalued and the cost of foreign currency rose.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
But something interesting began happening maybe the past couple of years as offenses devalued running backs.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Household consumption is more than two-thirds of the economy, and again it is fueled by debt that is giving way to delinquency at alarming rates and by assets that are at risk of being devalued.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
While quarterbacks are always a priority, running backs have been devalued in exchange for pass rushers.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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
But according to an analysis today from Eno Sarris, Andrew Baggarly and Dan Hayes, that exclusivity has dwindled over the past decade, to the point the stat itself is potentially devalued.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Cubans’ purchasing power was devalued and the cost of foreign currency rose.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
But something interesting began happening maybe the past couple of years as offenses devalued running backs.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Household consumption is more than two-thirds of the economy, and again it is fueled by debt that is giving way to delinquency at alarming rates and by assets that are at risk of being devalued.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
While quarterbacks are always a priority, running backs have been devalued in exchange for pass rushers.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devalued
reduced
Verb
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Kentucky and Utah have reduced levies.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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In many ways, Kris aches to be reduced to such simple matter, to strip away all of her heady anxiety and surrender to basic want.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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“Devalued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devalued. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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