1
as in to banish
to force to leave a country
courtiers and generals who incurred the emperor's disfavor were soon relegated to the farther reaches of the empire
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2
as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
some psychologists argue that the syndrome should be relegated to a different class of autism
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Recent Examples of relegate
Perhaps its most red card-worthy offense was relegating Kuno Becker’s charismatic lead — the series’ only mainstay — to bit part, focusing instead on two new England internationals without an ounce of personality.
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Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
They are relegated to atmosphere, anecdote, trace, background hum.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
The Invite should, in a perfect world, relegate that extraneous stuff to the back pages.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2026
And to relegate yourself to that inert position so much does, at some level, inspire a certain helplessness in you.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
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Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
They are relegated to atmosphere, anecdote, trace, background hum.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
The Invite should, in a perfect world, relegate that extraneous stuff to the back pages.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2026
And to relegate yourself to that inert position so much does, at some level, inspire a certain helplessness in you.
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegate
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Catlett was banished from the United States for what her art had to say.
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But being intellectually skeptical of something is not the same as banishing it from one’s existence.
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The Education Department initially classified only 11 fields as professional, leaving out areas including nursing, physical therapy and education.
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Devine told me that e-bike and moped marketing is confusing and regulations keeping e-bikes safely classified are cloudy.
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The reality star, actress, and comedian hasn't been exiled from late night altogether, however.
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The producers essentially did as much once both were exiled from Casa Amor, and the two made the mutual decision to couple up onscreen.
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That project, called Aviano, now ranks among nine developments across Antioch, Oakley, Martinez, Pinole and Pleasant Hill that federal prosecutors appear to be targeting in their latest investigation into the assessor’s office, the subpoenas show.
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Some winners have consistently ranked in the awards for more than two decades; others are catching your attention for the first time.
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The money comes from a $250 million trust fund set up by the Legislature to help cover the expenses incurred by law enforcement agencies working to meet a new state mandate to assist the federal government in rounding up and deporting immigrants.
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Pineda and her son are now in Venezuela after the family was deported, and her husband is dead.
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Weather became a way to distinguish Elle from those around her in Seattle.
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Kelce spotlighting Swift’s intelligence A true golden retriever boyfriend distinguishes himself by appreciating his partner’s smarts.
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“Relegate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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