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present participle of lower
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verb (2)

variants also louring
present participle of lower

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Recent Examples of lowering
Verb
Similarly, brands with in-house marketing capabilities can align production and promotion, lowering acquisition costs and increasing retention. Vincent Gregoire, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Our work in the next session must be focused on lowering costs and helping people make ends meet, not more giveaways to the special interests [of the] wealthy. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 Start by lowering your utility bill. Linley Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025 For example, oats are often touted as good for lowering cholesterol. Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025 Similarly, brands with in-house marketing capabilities can align production and promotion, lowering acquisition costs and increasing retention. Vincent Gregoire, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Our work in the next session must be focused on lowering costs and helping people make ends meet, not more giveaways to the special interests [of the] wealthy. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 For example, oats are often touted as good for lowering cholesterol. Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025 Start by lowering your utility bill. Linley Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowering
Adjective
  • Commenting on the matter via Movistar, Madrid legend and respected pundit Jorge Valdano suggested that Vinicius needs to be taken to one side and given some stern advice.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Don’t be surprised if you get pulled over for driving with snow and ice on your roof and are given a stern warning.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
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  • Overall car sales are expected to drop as autonomous taxis reduce the need for personal ownership of cars, with a decrease in traditional revenues for automotive suppliers like Valeo.
    Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The decline in divorce rates has also contributed to a decrease in single adults for the first time in years.
    Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • After the multiple reports of the train delays, a first responder at the apartment building said over radio that there was burned food in a second-floor apartment and a slight hazy smoke on the second floor.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
  • In the 2010s, when people were coming and buying four-packs of hazy I.P.A. for $16, $18, $20 directly from breweries, that was a very lucrative time.
    Terence McGinley, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • An incomplete pass on a fake punt on the first possession of the second half gave the Buckeyes the ball at the Notre Dame 33, only adding to the grim outlook.
    Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Thanks to the air pollution caused in large part by fossil fuels, 7 million people around the world die early each year, and that grim tally includes hundreds of thousands of Americans.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The initiative's agenda includes aggressive deregulation, curbs on immigration, challenges to civil-rights protections, and a substantial reduction of the federal workforce, all with the aim of reducing the size and scope of government while reasserting executive authority.
    Nik Popli, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
  • For example, Santander Bank saw a 40% reduction in loan processing time after implementing nCino—making life easier for their team and customers.
    Sal Rehmetullah, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Just one decade later, he's become one of Meta's fiercest competitors BYMarco Quiroz-Gutierrez January 15, 2025 7 hours ago Personal Finance A woman purchased a vacant Hawaiian lot for about $22,000.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Rubio was a fierce Trump critic during the contest for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The diminution of Black Monday underscores the possibility – perhaps likelihood – that more coaching changes are coming down the pike.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Moscow, for its part, has already formed a quasi alliance with Beijing to expedite the diminution of Washington’s influence.
    Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2021
Adjective
  • Only complex tasks requiring heavy computational resources would be sent to remote servers.
    Wei Duan, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Humor is an extremely useful and common coping strategy that can help some process such a heavy and traumatic event, according to Marni Amsellem, a licensed psychologist.
    Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Lowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowering. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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