as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
a diminution of 60 percent over the course of the month
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Recent Examples of diminution
That in turn pushes prices lower and causes a further diminution in liquidity supply.
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Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
If, as Judge Luttig stated, there has been a diminution of respect for the rule of law, the critical question is why?
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
After noticing a global gap in effective and trusted protection when faced with financial diminution, the company honed in on the product, refining it to meet the needs of employees worldwide.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
What’s really harmful, in my estimation, is the uncertainty of it all and the diminution of trust our strongest allies will have in the United States for years to come.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
If, as Judge Luttig stated, there has been a diminution of respect for the rule of law, the critical question is why?
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
After noticing a global gap in effective and trusted protection when faced with financial diminution, the company honed in on the product, refining it to meet the needs of employees worldwide.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
What’s really harmful, in my estimation, is the uncertainty of it all and the diminution of trust our strongest allies will have in the United States for years to come.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diminution
Noun
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That's a decrease of 41.50% over the course of a single business quarter.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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There has been a substantial decrease in confidence among older Democrats.—
Amelia Thomson-Deveaux,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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Beijing will meet the U.S. reductions, dropping tariffs on U.S. goods to 10%.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The bill earmarks a reduction of federal matching funds for Medicaid expansion populations, decreasing the current 90 percent federal contribution to the standard range of 50 to 83 percent.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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The question now is, could the union’s commercials contracts, if ratified, make a dent on future negotiations?—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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But something as simple as stacking the bricks a different way could put a significant dent in that pollution, according to a new study of over 275 kilns published in Science by Maithel and his colleagues.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
18 May 2025
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And some experts worry that the recent decline could be slowed or stopped by reductions in federal funding and the public health workforce, or a shift away from the strategies that seem to be working.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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White House spokesperson Kush Desai celebrated the decline in a statement Tuesday touting other news from the CPI report which also showed cooling inflation.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Related Articles Overall sales were down 11 percent to $1.2 billion — which beat analyst expectations of a 12.4 percent drop.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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Before the dramatic drop, 500 to 800 piping plover pairs nested in the Great Lakes, according to the Great Lakes Piping Plover Conservation Team.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2025
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“Diminution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diminution. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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