1
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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2
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
This reduces reliance on conventional fuel oil, leading to lower operating costs and emissions.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
In the phase 3 EMBER-3 trial of this drug, Inluriyo reportedly reduced the risk of cancer progression or death by 38% compared to endocrine therapy.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Of the many ways to reduce stress, mindfulness has been found to have particular benefits for brain health.
—Arianna Huffington, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
But as labels reduced their requests, other players came knocking.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
In the phase 3 EMBER-3 trial of this drug, Inluriyo reportedly reduced the risk of cancer progression or death by 38% compared to endocrine therapy.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Of the many ways to reduce stress, mindfulness has been found to have particular benefits for brain health.
—Arianna Huffington, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
But as labels reduced their requests, other players came knocking.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduce
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Carneiro was demoted soon after a game against Swansea in August 2015.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The city denied she was terminated or demoted, just reassigned.—
Colleen Slevin,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Steam decreased 33 percent and gas consumption decreased 12 percent—both due to more consistent production flows.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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Austin, Denver have seen rents decrease Such arguments aren’t just economics textbook ideas, say Horowitz and other observers.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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But warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels, disease and human activity, such as pollution, have severely degraded Florida's reefs, according to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The team’s goal is to track and predict how asphalt roads degrade.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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While renters in the city rejoiced, concerns have emerged that the freeze could depress real estate company valuations and scare off foreign investors.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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And according to an analysis from the Wharton School, the president’s alma mater, a long-term crackdown on immigration could shrink the economy by up to 1% of gross domestic product and depress wages for the typical American worker.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Social Security is facing questions about its long-term future, with the program’s trust funds projected to be depleted by 2034.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Odds are your soil has plenty of phosphorus and potassium, but nitrogen can get depleted as your grass uses it up.—
Charlotte Germane,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Sep. 2025
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Justin Thomas, who looked hopelessly lost on Friday morning, sank a putt on the 18th hole to defeat the seemingly invincible Tommy Fleetwood.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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For third time in four games, the Panthers were sunk with a third-score deficit before halftime because one unit completely let the rest of the squad down.—
Mike Kaye
September 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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Zeldin’s cuts have diminished the EPA’s staffing levels, even before Congress has had a chance to weigh in, affecting the environment, public health and government transparency.—
Chris Sellers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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Though the region’s trade reliance on Washington has rapidly diminished as China has become its biggest market, several nations still rely on the US for a large share of their exports, the loss of which would put millions of livelihoods at risk.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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But while the first four episodes were well-plotted and sure-footed — building up to episode five’s ambitious Alien remix — the final three have been relatively attenuated.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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This clever material, the team found, is able to attenuate all types of heat transfer.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Reduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduce. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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