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as in to demote
to bring to a lower grade or rank
was reduced from team captain to team member as punishment for his misbehavior on the court
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as in to decrease
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
you'll have to reduce the amount of money you spend on unnecessary purchases if you want to have any money left for retirement
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as in to lower
to diminish the price or value of
a mortgage crisis that reduced homes to their lowest level in a decade
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Recent Examples of reduce
Not having injured Jalen Suggs, their most disruptive perimeter defender, reduces their volume of transition scoring opportunities.
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Josh Robbins, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Ars Video The technique reduced the lag between the patient’s brain signals and the resultant audio from the eight seconds the group had achieved previously to one second.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration has upended funding for projects that were already underway, stymied money for new applications, and sought to reduce how much recipients can spend on overhead expenses.
—Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Bass, as part of her effort to reduce homelessness, has cut red tape for certain types of affordable housing projects.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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Josh Robbins, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Ars Video The technique reduced the lag between the patient’s brain signals and the resultant audio from the eight seconds the group had achieved previously to one second.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration has upended funding for projects that were already underway, stymied money for new applications, and sought to reduce how much recipients can spend on overhead expenses.
—Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Bass, as part of her effort to reduce homelessness, has cut red tape for certain types of affordable housing projects.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduce
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Politicized Prosecutions: Martin has reshaped the office to reflect Trump’s priorities, firing or demoting prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases and targeting Trump’s critics with legal threats.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2025
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Jose Miranda summons his inner ‘Hamilton’ After getting demoted to the minors, Lin-Manuel Miranda's cousin became an early leader in our annual Injury of the Year competition.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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The number of Jesuits globally has steadily decreased since the 1960s, when there were more than 36,000.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Winds will decrease Friday night before increasing again Saturday morning.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Unlike many other archaeological sites in Sweden, where acidic soil degrades organic material, Strandvägen’s conditions have allowed organic material to survive for many years, as Gummesson tells the publication.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Yields usually fall when fear is dominating markets, but their surprising earlier rise stirred fears that Trump’s trade war was degrading the U.S. bond market’s status as one of the world’s safest places to keep cash.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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In 2025 and 2026, this trend might decelerate, though, with a potentially looming recession that could further depress the demand for luxury watches.—
Stéphane JG Girod,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Such levies raise the cost of many essential items, leading to higher prices for American households; depress economic growth; and could even trigger a recession.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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As of late 2024, 90%+ of that is depleted, especially among lower-income groups.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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They were depleted along the defensive line last year and were terrible against the run in the home stretch of the season.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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That’s contributed to U.S. defense firm Lockheed Martin, which makes F-35 fighter jets, sinking 15% since Trump’s election, while BAE Systems, which also produces fighter jets, has soared.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Boston guards sank the Magic in Game 1, but Brown and Porziņģis did much of the scoring in Game 2 before Derrick White found his rhythm in the fourth quarter.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, a more constrained and domestically focused healthcare agenda is likely to diminish trust in federal health agencies, limit access to culturally competent care and produce a loss of global leadership in health innovation.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Whereas a decline in home values diminishes the equity investors might hold in their properties, which limits their ability to leverage assets for additional investments or refinancing opportunities.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Not in this country, not anywhere—not even in novels, however attenuated their characters become.—
Jordan Kisner,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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What if, for example, a thick layer of horizon haze significantly attenuates the sun's light, dimming and reddening it to such a degree that you're tempted to look directly at it?—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Reduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduce. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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