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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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Recent Examples of decreasing
Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
With the circuit length decreasing, the Singapore Grand Prix increased the number of laps by one.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
In the mid-August Economist/YouGov survey, 32% said the unemployment rate was increasing while 22% decreasing.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The goal is to minimize traffic spillover onto surrounding streets while providing more reliable travel times for people in cars and freight trucks and decreasing travel times for buses.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Then office real estate stocks got crushed Thursday on concern AI will lead to a rise in unemployment , thus decreasing demand for commercial real estate.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
That annual return will continue over the decades while slowly decreasing each year as the assets are depreciated, Ellis said.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
If the market value is decreasing, likewise for the buyer.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2026
The legislature would be increasing jail costs a year after decreasing county funding through Senate Enrolled Act 1 passed in 2025, Madeira previously said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Connecticut’s Ivy League University was rated the second-best university in the world by a Time magazine analysis, but numbers show graduates of the school, and most other universities in Connecticut, are seeing their degrees’ financial return slightly decreasing.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
The biggest shift in the financial model of newspapers that has occurred in the transition from print to digital is a decreasing reliance on advertising and an increasing reliance on direct payments from subscribers.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
And Americans are responding to the messaging, with spending on these weight loss meds increasing and the obesity rate decreasing.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
With the circuit length decreasing, the Singapore Grand Prix increased the number of laps by one.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
In the mid-August Economist/YouGov survey, 32% said the unemployment rate was increasing while 22% decreasing.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
The bill prohibits cities and counties from decreasing funding for public safety, which representatives from the local governments say isn’t possible.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The goal is to minimize traffic spillover onto surrounding streets while providing more reliable travel times for people in cars and freight trucks and decreasing travel times for buses.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Then office real estate stocks got crushed Thursday on concern AI will lead to a rise in unemployment , thus decreasing demand for commercial real estate.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
That annual return will continue over the decades while slowly decreasing each year as the assets are depreciated, Ellis said.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
If the market value is decreasing, likewise for the buyer.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2026
The legislature would be increasing jail costs a year after decreasing county funding through Senate Enrolled Act 1 passed in 2025, Madeira previously said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Connecticut’s Ivy League University was rated the second-best university in the world by a Time magazine analysis, but numbers show graduates of the school, and most other universities in Connecticut, are seeing their degrees’ financial return slightly decreasing.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
The biggest shift in the financial model of newspapers that has occurred in the transition from print to digital is a decreasing reliance on advertising and an increasing reliance on direct payments from subscribers.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decreasing
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The long answer is that Estée Lauder’s Diamond Moisturizer is hydrating (as all moisturizers should be), firming, tightening, wrinkle-reducing, age spot-fading, and texture-smoothing.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
5 Jan. 2026
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Moisturizing, soothing, and redness reducing, Erborian’s CC Cream is the ultimate cult-favorite beauty product.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
7 Oct. 2025
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All there is to do, sometimes, is know in your heart of hearts that a nuanced piece of literature and a provocative and deviant piece of pop culture can exist alongside each other without one diminishing the other.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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The airport’s current name is widely recognized and respected, and altering it would only create confusion while diminishing the local identity.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Using a pastry blender, cut in butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.—
Holly Riordan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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Experts have predicted that AI systems capable of autonomously improving themselves, otherwise known as recursive self-improvement, might vastly increase the speed at which AI development takes place, potentially shortening years of complex research into weeks or even days.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Though snowy conditions are subsiding, the impacts of the storm will linger in the coming days—especially as many regions that saw snowfall are beginning the week with single-digit temperatures.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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Sausalito crews set up a 4-inch pump near Gate 5 Road in the city’s northernmost neighborhood, where the grounds have been subsiding.—
Steven Rosenfeld,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Trump has broken with custom by declining to invite all governors to the traditional White House meeting and dinner.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Today, magnet programs have become a general recruitment strategy in a school system with declining enrollment.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Industrial push The race to perfect robots and automate is part of Beijing’s sweeping push to upgrade the country’s manufacturing capabilities and defend its position as the world’s factory floor in a new era of high tech, rising labor costs and a shrinking workforce.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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When snowpack runs low, the effects ripple months later — shrinking reservoirs, stressed supplies, and tougher water decisions as temperatures rise.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Be cautious of ice accumulating on power lines or tree branches, which can lead to snapping and falling hazards.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Decreasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decreasing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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