downsized

past tense of downsize

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Recent Examples of downsized Many of Europe’s larger militaries, including those of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Poland, have significantly downsized since the end of the Cold War. Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 First-time home buyers find few houses on the market, though some builders have downsized their new home offerings to serve that segment. Bill Conerly, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Jobs in the journalism industry have steadily disappeared, with outlets like Buzzfeed News, Vice, and Pitchfork being downsized or shuttered altogether. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025 At the time, the retailer downsized its footprint and invested in e-commerce. Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has aggressively downsized or eliminated agencies and cut more than 100,000 probationary employees nationwide from the federal workforce, a group of mostly new or recently promoted employees. Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 Price downsized to a smaller apartment, shaving his rent from $1,200 to $750. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025 National security leaders across the world downsized their countries’ military forces, munition stocks, and production capacity. Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025 Many companies have downsized their recruitment teams in recent years, and as hiring volumes picked up, organizations struggled to manage overwhelming numbers of applicants for each role. Sabashan Ragavan, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Downsized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downsized. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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