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noun

as in firing

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downsizing

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verb

present participle of downsize
as in reducing
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 downsizing
Noun
That can include a homeowner using proceeds from the sale of another property, a retiree downsizing, an individual investor, a landlord, a developer or a company that purchases homes directly from owners. — Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 But with the move in 1973 to an all-volunteer force and the subsequent downsizing of the armed services, less than 1% of the population now actively serves. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026 On the brick-and-mortar front, Talbots closed dozens of stores over the last few years but the downsizing has stopped. — David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 The downsizing comes amid a particularly challenging stretch for film and TV productions in California. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 As large employers moved from employment guarantees to frequent downsizing during the 1980s and 1990s, ideas of loyalty became passé. — Matthew Bidwell, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Lee has expanded upon his earlier, unrealized portrait of a couple in crisis to craft a thorny study of two couples — one affected by brutal downsizing, the other leading a lavish lifestyle with seemingly everything at their disposal. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026 At the peak of construction, the project will create 600 construction jobs in Indianapolis, but the downsizing means just 17 employees will work on the campus long term. — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 24 Aug. 2026 Some models push toward the upper limits of what can reasonably be considered a portable home, while others embrace extreme downsizing. — New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
Partly because of the notion that artificial intelligence was likely to contribute to downsizing, the memo ended up being widely shared across the company. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 In a world where everyone is downsizing, including car manufacturers making their engines smaller, GM has gone the opposite way. — New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026 The administration has taken steps to upend the nation's vaccine guidance -- many of them since halted by a judge -- including downsizing the childhood immunization schedule. — Fatima Hussein, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026 However, generally speaking, 55 to 65 years old is when the appeal of downsizing really sets in. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 Sep. 2026 The pitch from Chait and Bravo-Karimi is that district downsizing is about making academic programs stronger rather than saving money. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Companies have spent the last few years downsizing after pandemic-era overhiring. — Matty Merritt, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 The closures were slated for the first half of 2026 and were part of the brand's downsizing plan. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 The number of tech industry job cuts in 2026 in the Bay Area has already surpassed 2025, following downsizing disclosures by companies such as PayPal, Amazon and Synopsys. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downsizing
  1. firing
  2. reducing
  3. boot
  4. decreasing
  5. closing
  6. sack
Noun
  • Director Kash Patel says the report aims to promote accountability and rebuild public trust; critics say his investigations and firings have politicized the bureau and further undermined confidence.
    — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The firing came after local station KGW unearthed tweets from Bell's account written between 2012 and 2014.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of firing
Verb
  • Recently, the sector has been affected by El Nino, which brings weak monsoons and dry weather, reducing yields and sucrose recovery.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Other options include reducing the level of your contributions, although there is a minimum of 5% of pay for employees and 3% for employers.
    — Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of reducing
Noun
  • In an era when square-toe boots and platform shoes dominated, sneakers were still the key styling trick in a number of looks.
    — Renata Joffre, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The statement-making jeans was styled with a low-key long-sleeve T-shirt and black boots.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of boot
Verb
  • Academics and researchers have proposed a wide variety of causes for the crisis, like changes in the economy, decreasing social connections, access to firearms, and the pandemic.
    — Darius Tahir, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Overall sales have been on a downward trend since the gallery’s founding, decreasing by about 40 percent over the past three years.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of decreasing
Noun
  • Chief Justice John Roberts gave the Federal Communications Commission a temporary win on Thursday in its legal battle over who is entitled to favorable advertising rates in the closing weeks of the costly and hotly contested midterm elections.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The closing look circled back to the same idea, but this time the same model carried the bag with a black skirt suit, the most undiluted iteration of Chanel.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of closing
Noun
  • Edge rusher Byron Young had 2½ sacks, and linemen Kobie Turner, Braden Fiske and Poona Ford were among those who helped the defense make multiple key stops.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The Bulldogs' next two plays were an incomplete pass and a five-yard loss on a sack.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of sack

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“Downsizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downsizing. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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