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
David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Aug. 2024
Within a few hours, Robertson had the full story, confirmed by Tumblr itself: The memo, which dates from early October, laid out Tumblr’s plans to downscale after failing to grow its user base and revenue in the past few years.
—WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
The Flying Harpoon is a gloriously downscale venue overlooking a bayou on a side road off Ala. 59 near the beach.
—al, 27 May 2022
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Verb
Republican candidates increasingly picked up on the anti-elitist education theme as the party began appealing more to economically downscale voters — an important element in Trump’s 2016 winning coalition.
—David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Aug. 2024
Within a few hours, Robertson had the full story, confirmed by Tumblr itself: The memo, which dates from early October, laid out Tumblr’s plans to downscale after failing to grow its user base and revenue in the past few years.
—WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
Adjective
The red-walled first gallery emphasizes naturalistic black-and-white images of everyday life, mostly downscale.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
The Flying Harpoon is a gloriously downscale venue overlooking a bayou on a side road off Ala. 59 near the beach.
—al, 27 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downscale
Verb
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Answer: Your withdrawals from retirement plans won’t reduce your Social Security directly.—
Liz Weston,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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The trial of estrogen alone also raised safety concerns, though both types of therapy reduced the risk of bone fractures.—
Jean Wactawski-Wende,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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At their zenith, in the nineteen-sixties, the great London newspapers—the Standard and its slightly down-market rival, the Evening News—sold a million and a half copies a day.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
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For those holding excessive stock purchased during recent years of inflated prices, the down-market may present challenges.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The number of Jesuits globally has steadily decreased since the 1960s, when there were more than 36,000.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Winds will decrease Friday night before increasing again Saturday morning.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of treating cuts as unavoidable, New York lawmakers should be developing plans to protect working-class New Yorkers from federal austerity and economic turmoil.—
Nathan Gusdorf,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Prior to joining the entertainment industry, most notably as an actor and writer on the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, Hazell grew up in a working-class family in England.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Consumer spending softened, increasing 1.8%, down from a 4% rise in the fourth quarter, but a decent performance in light of stock market turmoil and poor weather early in the quarter.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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These factors could contribute material risk to Nike’s earnings and put the company in a poor position to manage near-term headwinds.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Downscale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downscale. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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