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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as in down-market
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Recent Examples of downscale
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
4 Dec. 2025
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.
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Rebecca Lissner,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Nov. 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.
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Ian Parker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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The initial targets were appropriately bullish, but the first-quarter tariff panic drove most strategists to downscale their forecasts near the low.
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Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
4 Dec. 2025
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.
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Rebecca Lissner,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Becket grew up poor, in downscale Belleville, NJ (his mother was kicked to the curb after getting pregnant out of wedlock).
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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.
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Ian Parker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downscale
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New flyover ramps connecting to I-95 would also be built, while sound barriers would be installed along both sides of the corridor to help reduce traffic noise for nearby residents.
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The rich treatment balances strengthening plant proteins with nourishing rosehip and sweet almond oils to reduce breakage and replenish moisture.
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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.
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The women rarely have close friends, only rival hostesses and often down-market sisters.
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This significantly minimizes cybersecurity risks by decreasing the number of outside players that may have access to the data through cloud or hardware infrastructure.
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.
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Instead, Valadao will face off against progressive Randy Villegas, a college professor and son of Mexican immigrants, who built grassroots support in the heavily Latino, working-class district.
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Incumbents have run on the perception that the transplants who have moved into working-class neighborhoods are pushing residents out while imposing their politics on more moderate communities of color.
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Rebecca Lowe joins Dan Patrick to discuss some of the top storylines around the World Cup, including Cristiano Ronaldo's poor play to start, the United States' potential and more.
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Will the gap between rural and urban America – and the gap between rich and poor America – decline or grow?
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“Downscale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downscale. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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