down·scale
ˈdau̇n-ˌskāl 
downscaled; downscaling
: to cut back in size or scope
the recession forced us to downscale vacation plans
: lower in class, income, or quality
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Examples of downscale in a Sentence
Verb
The festival will have to be downscaled this year.
the poor economy forced the plant to downscale production
Adjective
an apartment in a downscale neighborhood
The company aims to reach a more downscale market with its new stores.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
Republican candidates increasingly picked up on the anti-elitist education theme as the party began appealing more to economically downscale voters — an important element in Trump’s 2016 winning coalition.
—David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Aug. 2024
Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 6 May 2024
In 2012, just out of Texas State University, Whitney Miller was peddling cheesy products on The Liquidation Channel, kind of a downscale Home Shopping Network.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
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Verb
For efficiency, the researchers downscale the output frames from the NES' 256×240 resolution to a much muddier 64×48.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
Republican candidates increasingly picked up on the anti-elitist education theme as the party began appealing more to economically downscale voters — an important element in Trump’s 2016 winning coalition.
—David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Aug. 2024
Adjective
The fast food giant is struggling in its competition with other chains for downscale customers, who continue to be scared away by inflation.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 6 May 2024
In 2012, just out of Texas State University, Whitney Miller was peddling cheesy products on The Liquidation Channel, kind of a downscale Home Shopping Network.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
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“Downscale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downscale. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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