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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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as in decreasing
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Recent Examples of reducing
Adeola Adeosun
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Every action counts, whether reducing HFCs, investing in sustainable cooling, or holding governments accountable for climate commitments.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
There’s also an untinted version of the skin-soothing, redness-reducing SPF, EltaMD UV Skin Recovery Broad-Spectrum SPF 50, if that’s more your thing.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Now the challenge for Natthaphong is to build on Move Forward’s remarkable showing in 2023 to win sufficient seats in the upcoming ballot to form a government and enact a bold agenda of decentralization, deregulation, and reducing the political influence of the military and royal palace.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
But the situation quickly changed when the Department of Government Efficiency, led at the time by Elon Musk, began its demolition in the name of reducing waste in federal bureaucracy.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The French prime minister was widely expected to lose the motion after failing to win support from political rivals on both the right and left for 2026 budget plans aimed at reducing the country's yawning budget deficit.
—Ganesh Rao,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
At Tufts University, scientists have developed a new drug that aims to boost weight loss while also reducing the nausea, muscle loss and weight regain associated with popular GLP-1 medications.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
By reducing mental suffering, physiological suffering falls, too.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
The confirmation came just two days before the Fed is expected to vote on reducing its key interest rate.
—Adeola Adeosun
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Every action counts, whether reducing HFCs, investing in sustainable cooling, or holding governments accountable for climate commitments.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
There’s also an untinted version of the skin-soothing, redness-reducing SPF, EltaMD UV Skin Recovery Broad-Spectrum SPF 50, if that’s more your thing.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Now the challenge for Natthaphong is to build on Move Forward’s remarkable showing in 2023 to win sufficient seats in the upcoming ballot to form a government and enact a bold agenda of decentralization, deregulation, and reducing the political influence of the military and royal palace.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
But the situation quickly changed when the Department of Government Efficiency, led at the time by Elon Musk, began its demolition in the name of reducing waste in federal bureaucracy.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The French prime minister was widely expected to lose the motion after failing to win support from political rivals on both the right and left for 2026 budget plans aimed at reducing the country's yawning budget deficit.
—Ganesh Rao,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
At Tufts University, scientists have developed a new drug that aims to boost weight loss while also reducing the nausea, muscle loss and weight regain associated with popular GLP-1 medications.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
By reducing mental suffering, physiological suffering falls, too.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reducing
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Spirit has been looking for ways to slash costs, including furloughing and demoting hundreds more pilots and cutting unprofitable routes.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
26 Aug. 2025
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Spirit is furloughing 270 pilots and demoting an additional 140.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Coaxing summer-flowering annuals to flower in fall is hit and miss as nutrient availability is dwindling and hours of daylight are decreasing.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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The central bank is expected to start decreasing rates at its meeting next week after being on pause since December.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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The city has a long history of financial distress linked to lowering the millage rate, which is fueling fears of another potential crisis.—
Veronica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Purifying your indoor air, lowering blood pressure, and helping reduce stress and anxiety are a few benefits.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ignore them, and even disciplined leaders see diminishing returns.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Waller announced his decision to retire due to his love of the game diminishing and expressed a desire to grow in the music industry.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For Mono County, which was issued by NWS Reno, the advisory warned that dense smoke was reducing visibility to 1 mile or less and also degrading air quality.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Design for Choice, Not Chaos Present customers with multiple options, from digital wallets to local payment rails, without degrading user experience.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With depleting foreign exchange reserves, some businesses have been forced to close as entrepreneurs and farmers turn to the black market in search of hard currency.—
Charles Pensulo,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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First, McDonald and Sydney Colson suffered season-ending injuries in the same game against Phoenix, completely depleting Indiana’s point guard depth.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Tropicana’s sales dropped 20% following the redesign, sinking by $30 million.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Yields have been mostly sinking as expectations built on Wall Street that the Fed will resume cutting rates soon.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jones asserted that exigent circumstances warranted the shortening of the 15-day notice window.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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But slow oxygen chemistry has remained a stubborn bottleneck, wasting energy and shortening battery life.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Reducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reducing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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