1
as in diminishing
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
workers decreased the volume of water flowing through the pipes in order to prevent an overflow
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as in subsiding
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
the force of the wind slowly decreased until the flowers were standing upright again
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as in reducing
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Recent Examples of decreasing
Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Costs are decreasing for cameras, chips and sensors to help physical workplaces on matters of safety, accountability and efficiency.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Endophytes can be unpredictable; for example, increasing rather than decreasing aphid infestation of beans and wheat, as noted in research from Denmark, or switching from beneficial to parasitic depending on water availability, as Hawkes witnessed.
—Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
Beginning in the 1980s, solar activity started decreasing overall, with each subsequent 11-year sunspot cycle seeing fewer sunspots, fewer flares and fewer coronal mass ejections.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Revenues that exceed expectations, decreasing losses, and improved safety and quality metrics contribute to rebuilding investor confidence.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
However, the president has sought other methods of decreasing the Department of Education's power, including proposing a 15% funding decrease for the agency in his 2026 budget proposal.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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
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
Verb
In the mid-August Economist/YouGov survey, 32% said the unemployment rate was increasing while 22% decreasing.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
Researchers credit the guidance to give all infants the vaccine, issued in 1991, with decreasing rates of acute hepatitis-B infection among young children by 99 percent.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Costs are decreasing for cameras, chips and sensors to help physical workplaces on matters of safety, accountability and efficiency.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Endophytes can be unpredictable; for example, increasing rather than decreasing aphid infestation of beans and wheat, as noted in research from Denmark, or switching from beneficial to parasitic depending on water availability, as Hawkes witnessed.
—Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
Beginning in the 1980s, solar activity started decreasing overall, with each subsequent 11-year sunspot cycle seeing fewer sunspots, fewer flares and fewer coronal mass ejections.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Revenues that exceed expectations, decreasing losses, and improved safety and quality metrics contribute to rebuilding investor confidence.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
However, the president has sought other methods of decreasing the Department of Education's power, including proposing a 15% funding decrease for the agency in his 2026 budget proposal.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decreasing
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Other pain- and fever-reducing medications, such as ibuprofen and aspirin, carry risks during pregnancy, and acetaminophen is the only over-the-counter drug approved to treat fevers during pregnancy.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Miran said that fewer immigrants should free up more housing and lower rental costs, reducing inflationary pressures.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Losing the race for Ai dominance by losing the race for nuclear power supremacy while diminishing the wellbeing (and economic productivity in turn) of your citizenry is poor national security strategy.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Cable networks and traditional media companies have faced financial pressures as viewers have migrated from the traditional pay TV bundle to streaming platforms, diminishing ad spending within the market.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Using 2 forks or a pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
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Furtenbach argues that his critics overlook the benefits of climb-shortening technologies.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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From the Luddites smashing looms in 19th-century England to autoworkers walking out over the introduction of robots to the factory floor in the 1980s, resistance has flared before either being crushed or subsiding, giving way to the new economies and social orders the technologies ushered in.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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During the recent measles outbreak centered in Texas, the Pandemic Center’s data contradicted Kennedy’s assertions that the crisis was subsiding, Jennifer Nuzzo, the director of the Pandemic Center, told me.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Investors eventually demanded their money back, causing Artamonov to return less than $400,000 by paying original investors with money from new investors or by declining to reimburse them at all, the indictment said.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Still, any further restrictions on shots by ACIP could have trickle-down effects, further depressing already declining immunization rates for vaccine-preventable diseases and raising the risk of outbreaks.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nearly two-thirds believe trust among Americans is shrinking.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Yet the council keeps shrinking it.—
Eric Preven,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Corey Feldman and Jenna Johnson, along with Baron Davis and Britt Stewart, were sent home after falling short in judges’ scores and viewer votes.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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After falling behind by five runs, the Mets scored five in the fifth, one inning before learning of a significant opportunity in front of them.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Decreasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decreasing. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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