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is degrading

  • present progressive of degrade (3rd person singular).

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The U.S. says it is degrading Iran’s ability to launch attacks by the day.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 7, 2026

Others in the cryptocurrency world think that launching meme-coins to make money is degrading.

From BBC Jan. 23, 2025

But, he says, deposits on its filters are reducing sensitivity and its shiny thermal shielding is degrading, leading to overheating.

From Science Magazine Aug. 15, 2023

That so many Americans see this as their favorite form of “entertainment” is degrading to us all.

From Seattle Times Jan. 6, 2023

It is degrading, it makes me feel unclean.”

From The White Mice by Gibbs, George