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minify

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Definition of minify

as in to reduce

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During his time in office, Tarwater has been vocal about reducing government spending and pushing back on new government programs.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Chris Baumann, the SEIU Workers United South Region director, said improving conditions is a crucial part of improving passenger safety and reducing employee turnover.

— DJ Simmons July 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026

Definition of reduce

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Once their ships turned away, the tension dramatically decreased, though hours later China Coast Guard ships could be seen in the distance still shadowing the Philippine vessels.

— Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Air pollution is severe in many cities and industrial regions and is estimated to have caused the average life expectancy of Indians to decrease by more than three years in 2022.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Definition of decrease

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Starting last year, Beckstoffer pulled out 800 acres of grapevines from Lake County’s volcanic soil and plans to continue its downsizing slowly throughout the rest of this year.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Clayton will take over an office that Pulte has been downsizing.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of downsize

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The flood of content drew more young people into the demonstrations and underscored the diminishing influence of traditional media in India among Gen Z.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 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

Definition of diminish

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Although neither would justify a homicide, experts believe the defense could be laying the foundation for a self-defense or crime-of-passion argument that could lessen the murder charge to manslaughter.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
However, if your sadness and lack of self-esteem don’t lessen, then discuss this with a licensed mental health professional.

— Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 29 July 2026

Definition of lessen

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Halpin, primarily leaned upon for his speed and defensive prowess, worked with hitting coach Grant Fink between games of a doubleheader Saturday on shortening his swing.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 21 July 2026
That approach allows engineers to simplify development and shorten the path to production for platforms that do not require extended service lives.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of shorten

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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

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