degrading
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- degradingly adverb
- degradingness noun
- nondegrading adjective
- undegrading adjective
Etymology
Origin of degrading
Example Sentences
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They also justify his choice to continue the campaign, degrading Iran’s missile and drone infrastructure and thereby its ability to support proxies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
But the U.S. will do better to keep its eyes on the prize of degrading the regime and its weaponry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Tehran may assume that Washington's objectives would be limited to degrading nuclear and missile capabilities.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
"If its vegetation and soil cover are not properly managed, the surface is easily subject to erosion, degrading farmland and forming sand dunes," Turkmen scientist Mukhammet Durikov told AFP.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
“It was a clear sign that lenders had lost it, constantly degrading their own standards to grow loan volumes,” Burry said.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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