degrade
Example Sentences
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Until then, connectivity may degrade throughout the region.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Traditional storage technologies such as magnetic drives or electronic systems tend to degrade within a few years.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
However, McBeth notes that continued operations would continue to degrade Iran’s command and control structure.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026
“There is no modern precedent for regime change achieved through air power alone. Bombs can degrade infrastructure. They can weaken capabilities. But they do not manufacture organized political alternatives,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
I could not shake the almost desperate sadness all this evoked, and I marveled that sounds could so degrade the spirit.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
Vocabulary lists containing degrade
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