MINIFIED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

minified

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past tense of minify

as in reduced

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Brent crude oil prices paused in early trading on Tuesday after gaining in the previous session following a drone attack on an oil pipeline pumping station in Russia that reduced flows from Kazakhstan.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Promise a rebate to every taxpayer when the size and cost of government is reduced.

— Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of reduced

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Playing for Brian Daboll, Josh Allen slowly decreased his average time to throw and average air yards from 2018 to 2021.

— Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
In Little Village, the number of vendors selling tamales and elotes has decreased, said Jennifer Aguilar, executive director of the business district’s chamber of commerce.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

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The new team’s work was already visible during a visit to the New York City flagship on Madison Avenue, which had been downsized several years ago and now has around 15,000 square feet of selling space.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
The 11-day, summertime Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises began Monday morning as scheduled and it wasn’t known which parts of the training were being downsized.

— Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

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Beyond that, sharpening a feel for when the initial danger has diminished should help the quarterback find a little extra time and space to reset and attack.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Foreign central banks and other institutions looking for a safe place to park their capital have diminished roles in the Treasury market and have increasingly turned to alternative havens like gold.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

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Pacific Northwest - Severe snow drought across the Cascades, followed by heat, dryness, and wildfire concerns, is expected to produce a more variable and abbreviated season.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Now stock prices could be transmitted across the country at the speed of one character a second, a process made even more efficient when the names of companies were abbreviated—an early form of what today is known as a ticker symbol.

— Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

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Tech compressed the distance between me and my sources, but phones had done that almost a century ago, with a better quality and consistency.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Fintech revenue multiples have compressed hard from the 2021 peak, and the companies earning a premium today are the ones clearing the rule of 40.

— Serhii Zakharov, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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There were three rookie quarterbacks starting the opener in three of the previous five seasons as teams have become quicker to turn over the reins as the differences between the college and pro games have lessened.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
However, nearly everything about the American approach to these concerns has lessened European confidence in Washington’s leadership and decision making.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026

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