downsize
verb
down·size
ˈdau̇n-ˌsīz 
downsized; downsizing; downsizes
1
: to reduce in size
especially
: to design or produce in smaller size
2
: to fire (employees) for the purpose of downsizing a business
: to undergo a reduction in size
Examples of downsize in a Sentence
They have downsized the car's engine in the new model.
The company is planning to downsize next year.
The company will be downsized next year.
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This statement comes after about 100 employees, including researchers, were fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s violence prevention division in August due to downsizing by HHS — less than two weeks after a shooting attacking the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
In January 2024, a downsizing Groupon moved to smaller digs downtown, leaving a 300,000-square-foot hole in the onetime nexus of the Chicago tech scene.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
At the same time, strategies that smaller firms have long relied on to compete are now giving them an edge as their larger counterparts adjust to downsizing.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But with William reportedly looking to downsize the monarchy, that’s no longer believed to be the case.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
In January 2024, a downsizing Groupon moved to smaller digs downtown, leaving a 300,000-square-foot hole in the onetime nexus of the Chicago tech scene.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
At the same time, strategies that smaller firms have long relied on to compete are now giving them an edge as their larger counterparts adjust to downsizing.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But with William reportedly looking to downsize the monarchy, that’s no longer believed to be the case.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for downsize
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“Downsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downsize. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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downsize
verb
down·size
ˈdau̇n-ˌsīz
: to reduce in size
the company downsized its staff to cut costs
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