downgraded

verb

past tense of downgrade
1
as in demoted
to bring to a lower grade or rank increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded

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2
as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of the company's filing for Chapter 11 downgraded the stock to the point where it was selling for pennies a share

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Recent Examples of downgraded Thoughts and prayers get downgraded to mere words with no action. — Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 The bank downgraded Nike to sector weight from overweight. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 June 2026 In the decades since, it was downgraded to a subspecies of Chinese pangolin. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 July 2026 All orders have since been downgraded to warnings, meaning evacuees can return home. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 30 June 2026 History downgraded him Dickinson’s reputation as a man more of words than of action has long outlasted him. — Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Evacuation orders affecting about 300 residents in the Oak Leaf Circle area were downgraded to warnings. — Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 The maritime security threat level in the Strait of Hormuz was downgraded to ‘moderate’ by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) on Thursday. — Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 20 June 2026 Credit-rating agency NICE Investors Service subsequently slashed JTBC’s unsecured bond rating from BBB Negative to CCC, while Korea Ratings downgraded it from BBB Negative to BB under negative review. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downgraded
  1. demoted
  2. reduced
  3. lowered
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  • The station demoted one anchor and began discouraging its reporters from pursuing political stories that could draw attention to the station in favor of human interest stories, The Associated Press reported at the time.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
  • But in the process, the department demoted theology, a field that some had targeted for enjoying professional status when nursing did not.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of demoted
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  • Data indicates declining trust in managers and reduced interest in leadership among younger generations.
    — Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Each union agreed to slightly different terms for how long the leave programs are in place and by how much salaries were reduced.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
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  • Tesla’s results – which came in above expectations – indicate the company may be recovering after two straight years of annual sales drops and the removal EV tax credits in the US, which has lowered the incentive for prospective American buyers.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • In 1962, off the coast of France, Link lowered diver Robert Sténuit in an inflatable chamber of his own design and kept him at 200 feet for more than 24 hours.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
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