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Stewart told co-hosts Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala they had a “responsibility to the public discourse” that they were cheapening with insincere political role-playing.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2022

They said Mr. Drexler felt such moves were cheapening the brand, which...

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2018

The notion that galleries were cheapening the page view started to gain momentum at AOL and across the Web years before that.

From Forbes • Jan. 9, 2012

The priests were cheapening a chicken for my dinner.

From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by Morrison, George Ernest

This morning the Demoiselles Grandmaison and Hebert were cheapening immortelles and dry flowers to decorate their winter vases,—a pleasant fashion, not out of date in the city at the present day.

From The Golden Dog by Kirby, William