1
as in to demote
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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2
as in to decrease
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 to lower
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 reduce
While there is no federal ban against single-use plastic straws, some states and cities have put restrictions in place to help reduce waste.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
As part of a long push to dig itself out of a financial hole triggered by the Covid pandemic, AMC Entertainment announced a multi-pronged agreement with creditors and lenders to reduce its leverage and take out near-term maturities.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 July 2025
As part of its strategy to reduce cancer rates, the European Commission aims to reduce tobacco use to less than 5% of the EU population by 2040.
—Lisa Klaassen, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Only a system designed with these principles can truly protect your organization, reduce losses and maintain trust with your honest customers.
—Marcin Nowak, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
As part of a long push to dig itself out of a financial hole triggered by the Covid pandemic, AMC Entertainment announced a multi-pronged agreement with creditors and lenders to reduce its leverage and take out near-term maturities.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 July 2025
As part of its strategy to reduce cancer rates, the European Commission aims to reduce tobacco use to less than 5% of the EU population by 2040.
—Lisa Klaassen, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Only a system designed with these principles can truly protect your organization, reduce losses and maintain trust with your honest customers.
—Marcin Nowak, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduce
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Ballard is a maverick who’s been demoted to assembling a volunteer team, literally in the basement, to review cold case files.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
6 July 2025
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Then there is Liam Lawson, who was demoted from the Red Bull second seat down to Racing Bulls.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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The recent data represents a downward trend as COVID-19 cases and deaths have decreased statewide into early summer, the state dashboard shows.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 July 2025
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Revenue has remained relatively stagnant, decreasing slightly from $153 million to $152 million over the past year.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Customer service was once rated among the highest in the American Customer Satisfaction Index – until relentless budget cuts started to degrade it.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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But, unlike metal drill bits, which generally last for years, these enabling molecules are designed to degrade very quickly, falling apart within a few days at most.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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The two countries have yet to finalize a deal on steel imports — while broader U.S. steel tariff policy is keeping prices elevated stateside and depressed elsewhere.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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In fact, one of the depressing things about revisiting Liebling’s series is how little has changed, despite the city being a more vibrant place full of Chicago flag tattoos and T-shirts.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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He then was cut following his third training camp with the team, joined the New York Giants’ practice squad before being called back to Carolina after starting injuries temporarily depleted the 2024 team.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 July 2025
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The basalt is a stand-in for both early Earth and soil that has been depleted by factors such as years of growing a single crop.—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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Florida’s Boca Raton Resort just overhauled its beach club, sinking millions into the makeover.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
5 July 2025
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That marks an improvement from the end of last week, when his net approval rating sank to an all-time low of -10 points.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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The best wrinkle creams on Amazon prove that drugstore prices don't diminish efficacy.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
8 July 2025
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Incentives for the best and brightest foreign science students to come to the U.S. are diminishing at the same time its competitors are increasing their efforts to attract the strongest STEM researchers.—
Marc Zimmer,
The Conversation,
7 July 2025
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However, for the highly engaged workaholics, this health impairment process was markedly attenuated.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Sometimes, adding a caveat to a declarative message serves to attenuate — or even to completely undermine — that message.—
Charles C. W. Cooke,
National Review,
10 June 2025
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“Reduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduce. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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