Demoted

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Lowered
Relegated
Downgraded
Broke in rank
Reduced in rank
Took down a peg
Lowered in rank
Taken down a peg
Lowered in grade
Took down a rank
Kicked downstairs
Lower than before
Took a stripe from
Knocked down a peg
Taken down a notch?
Sent down the ladder
Took a stripe from, say
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