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Being elsewhere meant that they had choices other than a certain death trapped in a system that worked to devalue, demean, and break their spirits.
A VACATION TOWN PROMISES REST AND RELAXATION. THE WATER KNOWS THE TRUTH.NNEKA M. OKONAAUGUST 26, 2021VOX
What we are saying … is that there was a campaign — a concerted campaign — to vilify and dismiss and demean, and, frankly, lie about it, the effectiveness of these drugs.
HOW THE RIGHT’S IVERMECTIN CONSPIRACY THEORIES LED TO PEOPLE BUYING HORSE DEWORMERAARON BLAKEAUGUST 24, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Women were left out of conversations in the physical office, demeaned, or made to feel like they didn’t belong.
FOR WOMEN, REMOTE WORK IS A BLESSING AND A CURSERANI MOLLAJULY 13, 2021VOX
We sort of demean those fundamental principles of the heart and the soul.
IS THE FUTURE OF FARMING IN THE OCEAN? (EP. 467)STEPHEN J. DUBNERJUNE 24, 2021FREAKONOMICS
Behavior that demeans or discriminates against people for who they are has no place here.
HOW ANGRY APPLE EMPLOYEES’ PETITION LED TO A CONTROVERSIAL NEW HIRE’S DEPARTURESHIRIN GHAFFARYMAY 14, 2021VOX
Respond to their bigotry as if the people they demean are witnessing your response.
CAROLYN HAX: HE’S A GREAT GUY, EXCEPT FOR THE BIGOTRYCAROLYN HAXDECEMBER 11, 2020WASHINGTON POST
"Mr. Capt don't demean himself to chambermaids, Miss Lucy," retorted the abigail with angry scorn.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
This comes of your princesses, that turn the world upside down, and demean themselves to hob and nob with these black baldicoots!
THE SAINT'S TRAGEDYCHARLES KINGSLEY
Why should ladies demean themselves by going amongst dirty beggarly folk?
THE HAUNTED ROOMA. L. O. E.
There is no man upon earth who would demean himself by breaking a lance with my master.
THE WHITE COMPANYARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
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WORDS RELATED TO DEMEAN

  • criticize
  • demean
  • deprecate
  • diminish
  • disparage
  • vilify
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