downsizes

present tense third-person singular of downsize

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Recent Examples of downsizes The movie follows Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game) as Yoo Man-su, a man who is fired from his job at a paper manufacturing company after an American company buys out his company and downsizes. Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downsizes
Verb
  • Proper tool care reduces disease spread and keeps your lawn and garden healthier.
    David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 22 July 2026
  • Capital tied up in escrow reduces immediate proceeds and creates tension.
    Bhaskar Ahuja, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Some peptides are naturally produced in the body, such as insulin; which is a hormone secreted by the pancreas that decreases blood sugar levels.
    Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • As traffic in the waterway decreases, the oil market is facing the same squeeze that has taken millions of barrels offline per day since March.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

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“Downsizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downsizes. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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