devalued

past tense of devalue

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Recent Examples of devalued In both cases, the lives of Arabs and Muslims were devalued to the point of erasure. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 So bond markets are demanding a higher yield to compensate them for the growing risk that their investments will be devalued over time by rising prices. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 France devalued its currency in 1927, the United Kingdom abandoned the gold standard in 1931, and the same year Germany imposed import restrictions and rationed access to foreign currency. — Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026 Creative labor certainly seems to be disappearing as studios experiment with generative AI, and artists and craftspeople are rightly afraid of being further mistreated, devalued, or replaced. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, with inflation surging as Cuba’s currency is increasingly devalued against the dollar, many people are struggling to even pay for food that could later go bad in a blackout. — Andrea Rodriguez, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Such labor is so often gendered and raced—and accordingly, devalued. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026 Specifically, see 1933 and 1971 when Presidents Roosevelt and Nixon devalued the dollar. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 At the same time, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s economic overhaul sparked high inflation after fuel subsidies were removed three years ago and the currency was devalued. — Ope Adetayo, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devalued
reduced
Verb
  • To help pay for its tax cuts, the act reduced Medicaid payments by a trillion dollars over the next decade, though it was designed to delay the full impact of the cuts until 2027, after this year’s elections.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The agency reduced service earlier this year and has proposed more cuts in recent board meetings.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Devalued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devalued. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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