as in to reduce
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
the company downsized its overseas operations in an attempt to cut costs
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Recent Examples of downsize
Plus, while many Village Cooperative members move to these communities to downsize, these homes are still spacious.
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Jp Shaffer, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Union officials say the order is a vehicle for mass firings and political retaliation against labor organizations opposed to Trump's government downsizing agenda.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
The Trump administration previously aimed to eliminate the majority of NIOSH’s more than 1,300 employees, part of a broader plan to downsize the federal workforce.
—Jacob Soboroff, NBC news, 14 May 2025
The front of the sanctuary where Prevost first served the Catholic Church as an altar boy was covered with two pink and orange graffiti murals, the result of neglect after a series of closures and downsizing ordered by the Archdiocese of Chicago, which sold the parish property in 2019.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Jp Shaffer, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Union officials say the order is a vehicle for mass firings and political retaliation against labor organizations opposed to Trump's government downsizing agenda.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
The Trump administration previously aimed to eliminate the majority of NIOSH’s more than 1,300 employees, part of a broader plan to downsize the federal workforce.
—Jacob Soboroff, NBC news, 14 May 2025
The front of the sanctuary where Prevost first served the Catholic Church as an altar boy was covered with two pink and orange graffiti murals, the result of neglect after a series of closures and downsizing ordered by the Archdiocese of Chicago, which sold the parish property in 2019.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downsize
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Their original sentences, which were 12 years and seven years, respectively, were reduced in September 2023.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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With Bayern aiming to reduce their wage bill, the Wirtz signing would have come at the cost of at least an extra €20million (£16.8m, $22.7m) per year, on top of a transfer fee somewhere between €100m and €150m.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The top three contributors to hydroplaning are: Vehicle speed - When a vehicle's speed increases, the tire-traction grip and ability to control the vehicle decreases.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2025
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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“Downsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downsize. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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