downscaling

verb

present participle of downscale
as in reducing
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent the poor economy forced the plant to downscale production

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Recent Examples of downscaling While most broadcasters are downscaling, Arte still harbours large ambitions. — John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downscaling
  1. reducing
  2. decreasing
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  • Drought conditions are also fueling devastating, costly wildfires and reducing crop yields, threatening to push up food prices.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Reportedly this approach could boost reliability by reducing the number of mechanical components.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of reducing
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  • Blue bands ranging from 90% to 25% show decreasing solar coverage across Europe, northern Africa, Canada and parts of the United States.
    — Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the decline in China’s agricultural labor force, driven by the migration of farmers to urban and industrial centers, is also decreasing productivity.
    — Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreasing

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“Downscaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downscaling. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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