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relegate

[rel-i-geyt] / ˈrɛl ɪˌgeɪt /




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“The U.S. now accepts China as a strategic rival and peer versus a country they can try to relegate and control.”

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Before the show, the singer told the Jerusalem Post he was determined to concentrate on the music and relegate any criticisms to "background noise".

From BBC • May 12, 2026

One idea is to relegate certain demanding workloads to superconductors, which conduct electricity with zero resistance and produce almost no heat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

But restoring it was a recognition of an undeniable fact: the future belongs to streaming, so why relegate a familiar and respected brand name to the waning cable box?

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

I wasn’t going to relegate our love to the creeping pace of the postal service.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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