minifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of minify
as in reduces

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  1. reduces
  2. decreases
  3. downsizes
  4. diminishes
  5. shortens
  6. abbreviates
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  • This reduces the computing work required to serve identical repository data repeatedly.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The iron in lentils can help maintain healthy energy levels by being a component of hemoglobin in red blood cells, which delivers oxygen throughout the body and reduces fatigue.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of reduces
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  • Regular exercise also improves the non-REM phase (deep sleep in which the eyes do not move), and that also decreases with age.
    — Laura Solla, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The team’s 40-man roster decreases to 39 with Monday’s moves.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of decreases
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  • But these policies don't protect people from a layoff due to other factors like if the company downsizes or closes operations.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The movie follows Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game) as Yoo Man-su, a man who is fired from his job at a paper manufacturing company after an American company buys out his company and downsizes.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of downsizes
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  • Suddenly, the smothering sense of a playwright who wants to talk about certain things diminishes.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • For Republicans, a lot rides on whether Tuesday’s balloting substantially diminishes their ranks.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of diminishes
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  • The win is a reusable system that shortens time to trust, not more content in the feed.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • This change shortens the overall election by acclamation process from approximately 150 days to 90 days.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of shortens
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  • Its title abbreviates the spring/summer 2026 season, dropping the album directly into the fashion calendar.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • That’s a tactic city financers used on several other bond projects as well, said Molly Scarbrough, a deputy program manager for the Denver GO Bond Program, which abbreviates general obligation bond.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
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