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minified

verb

past tense of minify
as in reduced

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  1. reduced
  2. decreased
  3. downsized
  4. shortened
  5. diminished
  6. abbreviated
  7. compressed
  8. lessened
Verb
  • 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
Definition of decreased
Verb
  • Scientific priorities evolve, platforms are discontinued, and departments that were expanding one year may be downsized the next, not because the people failed, but because business priorities changed.
    — Bill Holodnak, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of downsized
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  • Small shares of travelers stayed closer to home, chose less expensive destinations or shortened their trips.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Odds on Lowden becoming Bond shortened after Oldman’s remarks.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of shortened
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  • With one franchise leader gone and another diminished, a Red Wings era — and arguably multiple eras — has ended.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • If one leaves, the other, diminished in solitude, cannot long survive alone.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of diminished
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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
Definition of abbreviated
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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
Definition of compressed
Verb
  • 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
Definition of lessened
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“Minified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minified. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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