devaluation

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Recent Examples of devaluation Dangote says that liquidity is not a problem, and that the refinery is sufficiently dollarized (meaning that his foreign customers pay in U.S. dollars) to withstand the Naira's devaluation. John Hyatt, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2025 Its central bank, for the most part, must respond to the decisions of the U.S. Federal Reserve to prevent capital flight and currency devaluation. Isabella M. Weber, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2025 His commercial peak coincided with an upsurge in celebrity interest and devaluation. Emma Madden, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 Back then, a nearly 3% devaluation shook markets everywhere. William Pesek, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for devaluation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devaluation
Noun
  • Service degradation caused in some attacks has lasted multiple days, with some remaining ongoing as of the time this post went live.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Bristol Myers Squibb is leveraging AI and machine learning to advance protein degradation science.
    Tina Chakrabarty, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This industry is the major culprit in the bay’s deterioration.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025
  • In the fourth quarter, revenues were up 2 percent at constant exchange rates, returning to growth after several quarters of deterioration, mainly thanks to the improvement recorded by the wholesale channel.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Associated Press pointed to the possibility of tariffs and a decline in consumer spending as the reasons for the earlier drop.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Chegg’s traffic plummeted 49% in January year-over-year, a sharp decline from the 8% drop in the second quarter last year, when Google released AI summaries.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Such insects accelerate microbial decay by grinding wood down to smaller bits, while also digesting some themselves.
    Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Cats and dogs can detect odor and decay from long distances.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Changes in metabolism, appetite, and mobility could signal underlying brain degeneration.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Feb. 2025
  • While chubby cats may look cute, obesity can shorten their life and expose them to elevated risks of cancer, diabetes mellitus, heart disease and hypertension, osteoarthritis and faster degeneration of affected joints, urinary bladder stones, and anesthetic complications.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Fresh indicators showed that consumers spent less than expected during the inclement January weather and exports were weak, which led to the downgrade.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Also, the badge on this one is a comically generic downgrade from the club’s usual one.
    Brooks Peck, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • While the nation has faced hardships, every downfall presents an opportunity for renewal.
    Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Waltz skipped that crucial step of the dictator’s downfall and total battlefield victory.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In contrast, during 2016-16 the lunar declination varied from only 18.5 degrees north to 18.5 degrees south.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Red and declinations to rust and burgundy at Ferragamo and Bottega Veneta.
    WWD, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019

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“Devaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devaluation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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