as in reduced
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 downsized
By 2002, Casa de los Trucos had seven locations throughout South Florida and recently downsized to the original Calle Ocho location to make things more manageable for the Torres family.
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
The main event, downsized to a sideshow.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
In a market where layoffs will continue, teams will be downsized, and budgets will be cut.
—Mita Mallick, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Plus, there’s no guarantee in job hugging that your current job won’t be downsized.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Lee Byung-hun stars as Man-soo, a middle-aged family man who gets downsized in a corporate merger at the film’s onset and spends the rest of the movie ever more desperate to maintain his former standard of comfort.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
The Yankees, Mets and Rockies are all in new stadiums, and the Blue Jays downsized their building last year.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2025
As companies downsized and cut their PR and communications teams, many ultimately had to find leaner solutions.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2025
On the unscripted side, Lifetime cut the majority of its non-scripted team last month and there have been a number of production companies that have downsized, and some even gone out of business.
—Peter White, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
The main event, downsized to a sideshow.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
In a market where layoffs will continue, teams will be downsized, and budgets will be cut.
—Mita Mallick, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Plus, there’s no guarantee in job hugging that your current job won’t be downsized.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Lee Byung-hun stars as Man-soo, a middle-aged family man who gets downsized in a corporate merger at the film’s onset and spends the rest of the movie ever more desperate to maintain his former standard of comfort.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
The Yankees, Mets and Rockies are all in new stadiums, and the Blue Jays downsized their building last year.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2025
As companies downsized and cut their PR and communications teams, many ultimately had to find leaner solutions.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2025
On the unscripted side, Lifetime cut the majority of its non-scripted team last month and there have been a number of production companies that have downsized, and some even gone out of business.
—Peter White, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downsized
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In return, the US has reduced tariffs on Japanese goods, including cars, to a baseline of 15%.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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All spending was re-evaluated, vendor contracts renegotiated, staffing reduced and space consolidated to save maintenance costs.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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In early January, the restuarant closed for two weeks to regroup after sales decreased by 37%.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Oct. 2025
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Drake claimed the single irreparably damaged his reputation and decreased his brand’s value.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Downsized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downsized. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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