minified

past tense of minify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for minified
Verb
  • Graphics will reportedly be reduced, all of which could affect the quality of broadcasts.
    Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • After a two-month trial, Bowman instructed jurors to deliberate on second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter charges — reduced from first-degree murder charges by prosecutors last week.
    Reeti Malhotra July 21, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Madrid’s regional government said the fires decreased in intensity as winds and temperatures dropped.
    Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • Madrid’s regional government said the blazes decreased in intensity as winds and temperatures dropped.
    Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • The ocean’s abundance had been dramatically diminished, but few recreational fishermen noticed; their expectations had been downsized, too.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • With the rolling back of sustainability reporting requirements, businesses also downsized their sustainability teams, often rolling them under existing departments with limited scope.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Revised regulations have shortened that to a period of 45 days, giving clubs greater scope for manoeuvre.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • All told, a total of 948 regular-season games were canceled, and the 1995 season had to be shortened from 162 to 144 games.
    Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • But even without that hurdle, the incentive to sue has diminished now that basketball players can earn millions of dollars years before going to the NBA.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 July 2026
  • Workers seek transparency regarding AI's impact on their roles, assurance against job losses, and confidence that their value isn't diminished.
    Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • If the lockout results in a partial cancellation of games next season, spring training will be abbreviated once a new labor deal is reached and a frenetic period of transactions will be unleashed.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • In recent years, shorts have been getting smaller, shorter, more abbreviated.
    Max Berlinger, Vogue, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • When that kind of work fills most of the day, actual selling gets compressed into whatever time is left.
    Jeff Winters, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Testing later revealed that the mass was caused by a staph infection that had settled in her spine and compressed her thoracic spinal cord at the T4-T5 level, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Rutherford shares that, until now, a voyage like his would not have been possible, but warmer climates globally have drastically lessened the ice in the Arctic.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Likewise, the respite afforded by the twin hydration breaks has also reduced the need for improvised periods of gentlemanly repose, which in turn has lessened the demand for the chilly spray.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026
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“Minified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minified. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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