relegated
Americanadjective
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sent or consigned to a lower position, place, or condition.
Over time, after the people’s uprising, reports of human rights violations became a relegated segment of evening news.
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(of a task or other matter) consigned or committed to someone to take care of.
Besides these relegated duties that the Chair performs on behalf of the committee, the Chair is also expected to keep abreast of new regulatory trends.
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And there’s likely a good reason for that: The term is typically only deployed by those comfortable being relegated as fringe, and Lamb seeks broad popularity.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Take Rian Johnson, whose deal with Netflix has led to his “Knives Out” films being relegated to tiny theatrical release windows in limited markets before being tossed onto the streamer.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
In a humbling parallel, the team was recently relegated from Germany’s top soccer league.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The 28-year-old, who made one appearance for England Under-21s, is a graduate of Manchester United's academy and was part of the Burnley side relegated from the Premier League last term.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
And since Velma T.’s elixir was something relegated largely to newspaper advertisements and jokes, people would have been none the wiser.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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