as in to reduce
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
the poor economy forced the plant to downscale production
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Recent Examples of downscale
Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2025
Loiseau and his team first select the cognac barrels to be recycled and downscaled into Maison Psyché tonnelets.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Lebowitz recalled that Navarro bought and renovated a three-story building in one of Cambridge’s more downscale neighborhoods.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Biden officials ultimately succeeded in persuading Israel to downscale its Rafah operation, one of several modest successes in using pressure to improve humanitarian outcomes in Gaza, and never resumed the delivery of 2,000-pound bombs.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2025
Loiseau and his team first select the cognac barrels to be recycled and downscaled into Maison Psyché tonnelets.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
Adjective
Becket grew up poor, in downscale Belleville, NJ (his mother was kicked to the curb after getting pregnant out of wedlock).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Lebowitz recalled that Navarro bought and renovated a three-story building in one of Cambridge’s more downscale neighborhoods.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downscale
Verb
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Clarify roles, reduce unnecessary scope, and make expectations specific enough for everyone to follow.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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The field will be reduced to 15 teams after three days of stroke play.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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As the latter became emblematic of comfort and success, the former came to be seen as down-market or second-class.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2026
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The women rarely have close friends, only rival hostesses and often down-market sisters.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Miami’s decreasing rents fit into a larger trend in South Florida.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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The most recent Los Angeles County Quality of Life Index survey out of UCLA shows perception of public safety losing ground even as property crime has decreased modestly over the same period.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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What sets me apart is authentic independence and a record of working-class stability.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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Kominakis said he is focused on issues that affect working-class Hoosiers, like rising fuel and utility costs.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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At this point the Red Sox are in serious danger, and the only reason the club is even within striking distance of a playoff spot is because the rest of the American League has been so poor.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
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Putumayo is one of Colombia’s poorest and most troubled regions.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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“Downscale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downscale. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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