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Recent Examples of decrement The increment of fitness gain of the former happens to have been greater than the decrement entailed by the latter, resulting in the simultaneous increase in the frequency of both the fit and unfit variants. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2011 Faced with out-of-bounds readings for the radar’s hardware, each CDU began to issue radar increment and decrement interrupts to the guidance computer—lots of interrupts. Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 5 July 2019 Although the marijuana brownies caused significant decrements in participants’ attentiveness, physical coordination and ability to concentrate, only 11 percent of them ever had a THC blood level over the legal limit. Keith Humphreys, The Cannabist, 31 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decrement
Noun
  • San Diego’s 2025 homeless count showed a decrease to 9,905 people, down from over 10,600 in 2024.
    Mahdi E Diab, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • With ominous luxury reports touting a 25 percent decrease in sales for some of the top names in fashion, there is a bright spot in the sector: India.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • In contrast to the staffing reductions, the DOJ budget request outlines robust investments in key priorities, including nearly $11 billion to combat violent crime and gangs, $10 billion for drug enforcement, and over $3.6 billion for immigration enforcement and border security.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2025
  • The reductions have been championed by the new leadership inside the Justice Department.
    June 17, CBS News, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • That could help make a dent in the high figure of 60% of energy that buildings use to cool their internal spaces, especially in warmer places like Singapore and the Middle East.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 June 2025
  • Sam Poulin Poulin was selected 21st overall in the 2019 NHL Draft but has never made a dent at the NHL level.
    The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • In both Central American nations, remittance income accounts for 30% of private consumption and any decline will have a direct effect on gross domestic product, GDP, Orozco said.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
  • Continued decline in five-on-five production (which coincided with Patrice Bergeron’s retirement).
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • The drop will go live Tuesday (June 17) at liquiddeath.com/ozzy, with each DNA can priced at $450.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 18 June 2025
  • Currently, Fancy Teddy is sold directly direct-to-consumer with just seven limited drops released.
    Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 18 June 2025

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“Decrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrement. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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