as in reduced
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
the company downsized its overseas operations in an attempt to cut costs
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Recent Examples of downsized
But as the industry matured and table games were added, casinos downsized the number of machines on their floors.
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Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2026
The total number of employees downsized out of a job in the wake of the merger now stands at 1,748, according to the online filing.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
While inflation is on everyone’s minds these days, Joint Venture’s Rachel Massaro noted this year’s index had been downsized from more than 200 pages to less than a hundred.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
Congress foolishly downsized that number in the 1980s and ’90s on the erroneous belief that more doctors would encourage unnecessary health care consumption.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
The once-robust plan to build 158,000 square feet of commercial space, including 77,000 square feet of office space, has been downsized.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Still, Eiche said that beyond Meta’s layoffs, other VR studios have also recently downsized as part of a broader video game industry slump.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026
Three major players — Twisted Pixel, Armature and Sanzaru Games — have been shuttered, while Supernatural is being downsized following news the Supernatural VR fitness app will no longer get significant updates.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Delays can increase the chances that a project ultimately is downsized – as happened with ConocoPhillips’ Willow project in Alaska – or canceled altogether.
—Skip York, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2026
The total number of employees downsized out of a job in the wake of the merger now stands at 1,748, according to the online filing.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
While inflation is on everyone’s minds these days, Joint Venture’s Rachel Massaro noted this year’s index had been downsized from more than 200 pages to less than a hundred.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
Congress foolishly downsized that number in the 1980s and ’90s on the erroneous belief that more doctors would encourage unnecessary health care consumption.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
The once-robust plan to build 158,000 square feet of commercial space, including 77,000 square feet of office space, has been downsized.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Still, Eiche said that beyond Meta’s layoffs, other VR studios have also recently downsized as part of a broader video game industry slump.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026
Three major players — Twisted Pixel, Armature and Sanzaru Games — have been shuttered, while Supernatural is being downsized following news the Supernatural VR fitness app will no longer get significant updates.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Delays can increase the chances that a project ultimately is downsized – as happened with ConocoPhillips’ Willow project in Alaska – or canceled altogether.
—Skip York, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downsized
Verb
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The character, played by Esteban Andres Cruz, has been reduced to a simpering stereotype who makes a pass at a cop and mimics a blow job.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Seen from this perspective, ecology cannot be reduced to questions of proximity alone.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the past forty years, men’s wages have decreased as a percentage of over-all family income, while broader wealth inequalities and job insecurity have grown.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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In two of six Minneapolis areas, overall crime decreased 43% and 56% respectively, while, in all other areas, overall crime rose.—
Eric Adler
March 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Downsized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downsized. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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