1
as in deduction
something that is or may be subtracted
there was a sizable reduction in her weekly pay when she decided to buy health insurance
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as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
saw an 11% reduction in the number of students applying to the school
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Recent Examples of reduction
Taylor says her clients that offer those benefits reduce turnover by an average of 33% to 58%, while employers that traditionally have higher levels of turnover, like hospitals, can see turnover reduction of 76%.
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Brit Morse, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Including those spending reductions and tax hikes, the overall budget bill will increase the federal debt by $3.3 trillion over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office projects.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said the reduction in fatal overdoses is likely contributed to by significant investments to expand access to services.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
As for temporary reductions: The bill creates new tax deductions for tips, overtime and auto loans for the next four years.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
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Brit Morse, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Including those spending reductions and tax hikes, the overall budget bill will increase the federal debt by $3.3 trillion over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office projects.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said the reduction in fatal overdoses is likely contributed to by significant investments to expand access to services.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
As for temporary reductions: The bill creates new tax deductions for tips, overtime and auto loans for the next four years.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduction
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Long-term tax certainty: Permanent deductions and higher expensing limits provide stability for business planning and investment.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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Tax cuts Trump introduced in 2017 would be made permanent, while state and local tax deductions would increase from $10,000 to $40,000—primarily benefiting those living in high-tax states.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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June also marked the largest sales drop across the three department stores, according to the data, with Saks seeing a 28 percent decrease in sales and Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf declining by 26 percent.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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While Sacramento County saw a 28.7% decrease in people experiencing homelessness from 2022 to 2024 according to the most recent Point-In-Time count, Ashby said the region requires a new approach to homelessness.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 July 2025
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See what all the hype is for yourself—at a seriously steep discount—before the sale ends.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 July 2025
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That’s not exactly a good thing—ideally, management should have a plan to close that discount at some point.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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On the plus side a decline in auto prices is expected as the demand is now lower after the strong buying in March and April.—
Tom Aspray,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Policy journals brim with articles about American decline and the advent of multipolarity.—
Hal Brands,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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The firings of immigration judges in February as part of the administration’s cost cutting DOGE program added to the backlog strain.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2025
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Kennedy's firing and replacing the entire slate of advisers shifts the fundamental purpose of the group, says Schwartz.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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Three housing complexes in Hamilton County will be under construction this year to tap a small dent in the area’s stubborn shortage of affordable housing.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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That’s more than 600 times the cost of an average American wedding—which the wedding site The Knot puts at $33,000—but won’t exactly make a dent in Bezos’ estimated $237 billion fortune.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The Justice Department’s dismissal of the charges comes as Moore started a 15-day trial earlier this week in Salt Lake City, Utah.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
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President Donald Trump’s potential dismissal of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is a major and underpriced risk that could trigger a selloff in the US dollar and Treasuries, a Deutsche Bank AG strategist said.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
12 July 2025
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The same day, discounts and coupons offered on Meituan had seen prices of a cup of coffee drop to as low as 2 yuan ($0.28), according to local media.—
Dylan Butts,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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The drop was even starker among Republicans, with that change from 88 to 48 percent — nearly cut in half — in the space of a year.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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“Reduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduction. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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