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as in demoting
to bring to a lower grade or rank
was reduced from team captain to team member as punishment for his misbehavior on the court
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as in lowering
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
you'll have to reduce the amount of money you spend on unnecessary purchases if you want to have any money left for retirement
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as in sinking
to diminish the price or value of
a mortgage crisis that reduced homes to their lowest level in a decade
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Recent Examples of reducing
Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
Moisturizing, soothing, and redness reducing, Erborian’s CC Cream is the ultimate cult-favorite beauty product.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
According to the researchers, the catalyst weakens excessive bonding between iron sites and hydroxyl intermediates, allowing the reaction to proceed more smoothly and reducing one of the major bottlenecks in zinc-air battery operation.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Officials said heavy rain had created murky water conditions that may have attracted sharks while reducing visibility.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
ChatGPT, for example, includes various parental controls like setting times when chat can't be used and reducing the availability of sensitive content.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Once again, Gap’s petite-friendly sizing is right on the mark, reducing potential bunching or excess fabric and making these a particularly flattering fit on shorter frames.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
Solid-state batteries replace that liquid with solid materials, making cells more resistant to impact, puncture, and heat, dramatically reducing fire risk, and – most importantly – packing far more energy into the same weight.
—Omar Kardoudi
june 12, New Atlas, 12 June 2026
Features like variable-speed blowers help regulate airflow more precisely, reducing energy waste and maintaining more consistent indoor temperatures.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 June 2026
The price tag comes from the California State Auditor’s report that was issued last fall, which found that maintaining similar telework policies could potentially save $225 million annually by reducing the government’s office space footprint.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
Noun
The long answer is that Estée Lauder’s Diamond Moisturizer is hydrating (as all moisturizers should be), firming, tightening, wrinkle-reducing, age spot-fading, and texture-smoothing.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
Moisturizing, soothing, and redness reducing, Erborian’s CC Cream is the ultimate cult-favorite beauty product.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
This battery system will enable up to 12 hours of silent scientific operations powered entirely by batteries, reducing both emissions and underwater noise that can interfere with sensitive marine research.
—Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
According to the researchers, the catalyst weakens excessive bonding between iron sites and hydroxyl intermediates, allowing the reaction to proceed more smoothly and reducing one of the major bottlenecks in zinc-air battery operation.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Officials said heavy rain had created murky water conditions that may have attracted sharks while reducing visibility.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
ChatGPT, for example, includes various parental controls like setting times when chat can't be used and reducing the availability of sensitive content.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Once again, Gap’s petite-friendly sizing is right on the mark, reducing potential bunching or excess fabric and making these a particularly flattering fit on shorter frames.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
Solid-state batteries replace that liquid with solid materials, making cells more resistant to impact, puncture, and heat, dramatically reducing fire risk, and – most importantly – packing far more energy into the same weight.
—Omar Kardoudi
june 12, New Atlas, 12 June 2026
Features like variable-speed blowers help regulate airflow more precisely, reducing energy waste and maintaining more consistent indoor temperatures.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 June 2026
The price tag comes from the California State Auditor’s report that was issued last fall, which found that maintaining similar telework policies could potentially save $225 million annually by reducing the government’s office space footprint.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reducing
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And Americans are responding to the messaging, with spending on these weight loss meds increasing and the obesity rate decreasing.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Dec. 2025
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With the circuit length decreasing, the Singapore Grand Prix increased the number of laps by one.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Back in 2018, Molitor said demoting Sanó was one of the most difficult decisions of his career.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Biden opted to make South Carolina the Democrats’ first-in-the-nation primary state, advancing Nevada and Michigan in the schedule while dropping Iowa and demoting New Hampshire.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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And lower transportation costs eventually will have the effect of lowering prices on the supermarket shelves.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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No matter how many times Trump posts about it, passing more voter ID laws and lowering the Senate's voting threshold seem to be dead-on-arrival propositions.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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The only way to save yourself in this moment is to separate yourself from the sinking ship that West Wilson is.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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There’s nothing quite like sinking into Brooklinen’s Super-Plush towels, with a cushy and absorbent Aegean Turkish cotton material that tops the list at 770 GSM.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
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Brendan McDermid | Reuters Treasury yields were relatively unchanged on Monday, as investors weighed the impact from Middle East tensions and the diminishing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates anytime soon.—
Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
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But there is no doubt that the NAACP is right about the contradiction of people cheering the exploits of Black athletes at college programs while also cheering the diminishing of Black political representation.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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The bones also were coated with a light layer of minerals from the surrounding seawater, which may have prevented them from degrading.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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The country’s ministry of culture and sports set out a series of rules and regulations which included no pyro, no face paint and no shouting of words that could be degrading towards any person on the field, not even the referee.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Bars are the clear winner of these opening matches with fans spotted dancing on tables, chanting their lungs out, and depleting establishments of all libations.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Without congressional action, the fund is now expected to begin depleting by the fourth quarter of 2032, according to a report issued Tuesday by Social Security's trustees, the body that manages the trust fund.—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Disruptions from war are not cured by depressing economic activity; they’re cured by dealing with the causes of those disruptions.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Bukayo Saka — England/Arsenal Saka suffers a little here from Mikel Arteta’s tactical approach depressing the final third production of all Arsenal’s attackers.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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“Reducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reducing. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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