as in to deduct
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
if you subtract 10 from 23, you get 13 you can subtract the time you spent daydreaming from your total homework time
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Recent Examples of subtract
The plan to subtract by adding, explained.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
And a mandate to turn the page can subtract the acknowledgement, or even some of the urgency, of where exactly this team sits — which at the moment is the bottom of the baseball world.
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Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
For a number, subtract your age from 220 to estimate your max heart rate, then take 60% to 70% of that figure.
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Allison Palmer
june 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
For Tomás, capturing recent history is a quantitative pursuit—subtract the post-famine population from the pre-famine population to unleash the death toll in all its horror.
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Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
And a mandate to turn the page can subtract the acknowledgement, or even some of the urgency, of where exactly this team sits — which at the moment is the bottom of the baseball world.
—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
For a number, subtract your age from 220 to estimate your max heart rate, then take 60% to 70% of that figure.
—
Allison Palmer
june 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
For Tomás, capturing recent history is a quantitative pursuit—subtract the post-famine population from the pre-famine population to unleash the death toll in all its horror.
—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for subtract
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtract
deduct
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Beginning in 2026, the rules surrounding deducting losses become even more penalizing.
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The Canadian women’s team — the reigning Olympic champions from the Tokyo Games — was deducted six points from its group standings in France.
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“Subtract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtract. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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