Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minified
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At 40 of the country’s busiest airports, flights coming and going will be reduced by 10% this week.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025 -
For a family of three, the benefit would be reduced by $275.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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Content licensing revenues decreased 27% to $59 million primarily due to the timing and availability of deliveries in the period.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The median sale price for detached homes remained flat at $650,000, while attached homes decreased by 3% to $388,220.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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The company was downsized 50% in one year in what was considered the largest upheaval in corporate history.—
Arianna Huffington,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some organizations have downsized their senior teams with a view to becoming more agile, responsive and better aligned.—
Sarah Abbott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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That merely meant coach Brian Dutcher didn’t have to delicately parcel out playing time while massaging egos on his Mariana Trench-deep roster, and the bench shortened by circumstance delivered a 77-45 win powered by a pair of true freshmen and a typically frenetic defensive effort.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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In realistic conditions, where the pulse colors arrive at slightly different times (a phenomenon known as chirp), the plasma lens even shortened the pulses from 189 to 165 attoseconds.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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In the end, the power of the Cheney name was greatly diminished in GOP politics.—
Don Gonyea,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Measles can have serious long-term effects, including hearing loss, diminished immunity from previous infections with other viruses and pneumonia.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
3 Nov. 2025
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That motion, even if abbreviated, is an indicator that an O-lineman is getting his body ready to absorb the blow of a pass rusher on a potential throw.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The rest of the quintet — vocalist Dexter Holland, bassist Todd Morse, multi-instrumentalist Jonah Nimoy and drummer Brandon Pertzborn — then joined in for a rocking (yet, sadly, abbreviated) take on that same album’s legendary title track.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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Available pore space is diminished when roots fill it or the soil gets compressed as the soil particles break down over time and pack together.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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The photograph of the plumbing was compressed, along with Max’s prompt, into a vector that captured its most important features.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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That lessened the attention — and pressure — on lawmakers to negotiate a way to reopen the government.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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While most thought this would be a devastating blow to the Buccaneers' offense, the impact of his absence has been lessened due to the great play of rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, who ranks inside the top five in receiving yards through six weeks.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Minified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minified. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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