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relegated

verb as in assign, transfer

verb as in banish, downgrade

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“It gets completely relegated in the campaigns,” said Johanna Miller, director of the New York Civil Liberties Union’s education policy center.

In symphony orchestras, the lone tuba is relegated to the back row, and the player’s face is sometimes obscured by the bell.

But this is not a problem simply relegated to online trolling or private chats by “kids.”

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However, it was another night to forget for all three clubs relegated from the Premier League last season.

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Andrew is rarely seen at public events having already been relegated to the status of “nonworking royal.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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