downsizes

present tense third-person singular of downsize

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Recent Examples of downsizes His loving, pragmatic wife, Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin), gamely downsizes their middle-class life to fit their new reality — but her resoluteness only exacerbates his despair. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
  • According to the Department of Transportation, daylight saving time saves energy, prevents traffic injuries and reduces crime.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Cold water reduces those problems for all your clothes and linens, giving them a longer lifespan.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Once the wind enters the open valley, the velocity decreases, and the grains are deposited.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Alcohol decreases helpful gut microbes and increases harmful microbes.
    Cynthia Sass, Health, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Downsizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downsizes. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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