verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be relegated/consigned to obscurity (= to be put in the position of being forgotten after being well-known )
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Inevitably, many good players are relegated to obscurity.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
division
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The idea was certainly sensible as the club gained valuable experience, finished bottom, and were relegated to Division One.
role
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To prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role .
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The big Muppet stars are relegated to minor roles and humans take center stage.
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The McLaren-Honda partnership, which had dominated F1 racing since 1988, was relegated to the role of also-rans.
status
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She had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less.
woman
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Officially, children no longer relegate women to some less valued domestic sphere.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Carlo has been relegated to a more junior position in the company.
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Our team were relegated to a minor league.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Featherstone, relegated last season, coasted to a 34-15 win at Huddersfield.
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In many places, it has been relegated to a reform of vocational education.
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Monetary policy was relegated to the fairly minor role of preventing excessive fluctuations in interest rates.
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Race, relegated to the periphery, can intrude into the most ordinary evening out.
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Shankly was assistant manager to Andy Beattie when Huddersfield were relegated.
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She had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less.