as in to reduce
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
the company downsized its overseas operations in an attempt to cut costs
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Recent Examples of downsize
Typically, Angels work alone, but when the Christmas Connection Department faces the threat of downsizing, Monica and Michael are unexpectedly paired to ensure Daisy and Patrick fall in love before Christmas.
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
One exception is if a company is downsizing and chooses to only terminate employees who have all recently or currently taken FMLA.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
For every downsizing announcement, there are also hiring pushes in areas tied to AI strategy.
—Michelle Castillo, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
But these compact homes, crafted to maximize every corner, are a great option for those looking to downsize or perhaps add extra room to an existing property.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
One exception is if a company is downsizing and chooses to only terminate employees who have all recently or currently taken FMLA.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
For every downsizing announcement, there are also hiring pushes in areas tied to AI strategy.
—Michelle Castillo, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
But these compact homes, crafted to maximize every corner, are a great option for those looking to downsize or perhaps add extra room to an existing property.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
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Tax rises would likely act as another damper on inflation by reducing consumer demand.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Researchers also stressed that the synergistic effect of K+ and C3N4 co-intercalation lowers the energy barrier, reduces the electrostatic interaction, and enhances the kinetics and structural stability.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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This can reduce dependence on critical raw materials, lower costs, decrease carbon emissions, and ultimately make sustainable technologies more reliable and accessible in everyday life, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The trend, Morales said, should come as a giant, blinking warning sign for Republicans, who ran in 2024 on promises to decrease inflation and improve the cost of living for everyday Americans.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Downsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downsize. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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