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as in to collapse
to become smaller in size or volume due to loss of contents
We kept her birthday decorations up until the balloons started deflating.
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as in to empty
to make smaller in size or volume by removing the contents
Please deflate the air mattress and fold it up before you leave.
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as in to reduce
to make or become lower in amount or value
The excess supply deflated prices. The company's stock has deflated.
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as in to undermine
to cause to lose force or effectiveness
Her cutting remark deflated his ego. The lawsuit deflated their hopes for a quick resolution.
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Recent Examples of deflate
But their automatic response to seeing someone else excited isn’t one of feeling deflated.
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Sherri Gordon, Parents, 24 Feb. 2025
Investigators Say Alaska Flight That Killed 10 Was Overweight for Icy Conditions
The boat began to deflate a few hours after departing Tunisia, according to the UNHCR.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Gaga sings about self-confidence yet manages to sound less inspired than on the rest of Born This Way, and the closing guitar solo deflates the song like a balloon.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, the Bundesliga title, especially after Leverkusen deflated over the last three games, is all but wrapped up.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Sherri Gordon, Parents, 24 Feb. 2025
Investigators Say Alaska Flight That Killed 10 Was Overweight for Icy Conditions
The boat began to deflate a few hours after departing Tunisia, according to the UNHCR.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Gaga sings about self-confidence yet manages to sound less inspired than on the rest of Born This Way, and the closing guitar solo deflates the song like a balloon.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, the Bundesliga title, especially after Leverkusen deflated over the last three games, is all but wrapped up.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deflate
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However, the deal collapsed when Trump accused Maduro of stalling the repatriation process, leading his administration to reinstate harsh sanctions, including revoking oil giant Chevron’s license to operate in Venezuela and imposing a 25% tariff on Venezuelan crude and gas exports.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Additional footage shows collapsed buildings and wreckage in the streets.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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During these precious moments, there is opportunity to luxuriate in pre-sleep rituals that may include a warm bath surrounded by candlelights, a sleepy girl mocktail before bed as well as meditation and journaling to empty one’s thoughts.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The crowd eventually left the area peacefully, police said, and the scene was emptied by 1:40 p.m. Boston Police reported no arrests, no injuries and no property damage in the area.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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Standardization can also reduce due diligence burdens.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Higher temperatures may also reduce the sugar content of maple sap, meaning producers will need to collect and boil more sap to produce the same quantities of syrup.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Mar. 2025
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Without them, distrust and disrespect undermine the actions.—
John S. Tobey,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The liberation of the leaves will undermine the black-market trade and reduce deforestation by freeing for cultivation lands long ago cleared and abandoned.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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The song is deliberately compressed to sound like a Phil Spector track, and a video John made for the Gilbert O’Sullivan Show in 1973 features a rare cameo from Bernie mimicking Ray Cooper on bells.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Many of them focus on radically new technologies for heating and compressing plasmas, or fusing unusual combinations of isotopes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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Until then, the negative effects of import taxes such as rising unemployment and a slowing economy will drain trillions of dollars from the revenues the administration hopes to raise.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Former President Joe Biden drained the reserve of more than 40% of its capacity when gas prices reached record highs, averaging more than $5 a gallon across the U.S. in June 2022.—
Dan McCaleb | The Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Apr. 2025
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Lone Jack Police Chief Tim Cosner, who took the helm after the 2021 crash, declined to be interviewed about why the department’s policy changed.—
Bill Lukitsch,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
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But declining attendances now sees that held in February each year.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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One way that could happen would be for foreign countries to weaken their currency to make the same product cheaper in dollars for tariff purposes, without raising the end cost to the consumer.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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More broadly, consumer sentiment has declined and retail sales growth has weakened, reflecting the uncertainty of customers over where the economy is headed.—
Harry Holzer,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Deflate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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