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as in demoted
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 decreased
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 depressed
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 reduced
CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2026
Fuel sales for vehicles are rationed, airlines have suspended flights or reduced frequencies, and many workplaces have reduced hours.
—Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Beyond flight testing, NASA plans to conduct community overflight studies, where the aircraft will fly over populated areas to measure how people perceive the reduced noise signature.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
The blackouts have a significant impact on the population, whose lives are disrupted by reduced work hours, lack of electricity for cooking, and food spoilage when refrigerators stop working, among many other consequences.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Notably, the correlation between high parent stress and reduced positive parenting along with reduced healthy food intake in children remained in the control group after three months but was no longer significant in the PMH group.
—Karen Guzman, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Low-income individuals may qualify for reduced or waived fees.
—Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The drug was also associated with reduced knee pain.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Edward Segarra, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The crucial knowledge required to do this practice well cannot be reduced to rules that can be conveyed in a classroom.
—David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
In 2016 he’d been arrested in an alleged road rage incident at the Lincoln Tunnel between New York City and New Jersey, but gun charges were later dropped and the remaining charges reduced to misdemeanors.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
The value of this work cannot — and should not — be reduced to a per-visitor cost.
—Terri Freeman, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2026
The result is confusion, reduced accountability and a growing loss of trust among families who just want to know their children are safe.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Williams’ 2000 death sentence was reduced to life without parole because the boy has a severe intellectual disability, according to court documents.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
More story lines could build out other characters’ opinions on how the hospital runs and how Robby works, so characters like Al-Hashimi aren’t reduced to How does Robby feel about me?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
In lab lifts, Laevo SpinaliS reduced lumbar (erector spinae) EMG by ~11–33%.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Fuel sales for vehicles are rationed, airlines have suspended flights or reduced frequencies many workplaces have reduced hours.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2026
Fuel sales for vehicles are rationed, airlines have suspended flights or reduced frequencies, and many workplaces have reduced hours.
—Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Beyond flight testing, NASA plans to conduct community overflight studies, where the aircraft will fly over populated areas to measure how people perceive the reduced noise signature.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
The blackouts have a significant impact on the population, whose lives are disrupted by reduced work hours, lack of electricity for cooking, and food spoilage when refrigerators stop working, among many other consequences.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Notably, the correlation between high parent stress and reduced positive parenting along with reduced healthy food intake in children remained in the control group after three months but was no longer significant in the PMH group.
—Karen Guzman, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Low-income individuals may qualify for reduced or waived fees.
—Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The drug was also associated with reduced knee pain.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
Ortiz's public defender attempted to have the woman's bail reduced, per Fox 11.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The crucial knowledge required to do this practice well cannot be reduced to rules that can be conveyed in a classroom.
—David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
In 2016 he’d been arrested in an alleged road rage incident at the Lincoln Tunnel between New York City and New Jersey, but gun charges were later dropped and the remaining charges reduced to misdemeanors.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
The value of this work cannot — and should not — be reduced to a per-visitor cost.
—Terri Freeman, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2026
The result is confusion, reduced accountability and a growing loss of trust among families who just want to know their children are safe.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Williams’ 2000 death sentence was reduced to life without parole because the boy has a severe intellectual disability, according to court documents.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
More story lines could build out other characters’ opinions on how the hospital runs and how Robby works, so characters like Al-Hashimi aren’t reduced to How does Robby feel about me?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
In lab lifts, Laevo SpinaliS reduced lumbar (erector spinae) EMG by ~11–33%.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduced
Adjective
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Dethleffs had to be particularly creative with the toilet room, walling off a private space separate from the remainder of the open floor plan that fits in below the lowered roof.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2026
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Supercharge your multiplier for more winnings and have a better chance at a win with a lowered projection.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Nov. 2025
Verb
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After all, his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, demoted him as a working royal but didn’t do much else and provided him with the money to pay a settlement to Virginia Giuffre.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
18 Mar. 2026
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Just beware of adding something really wacky—like raisins—or you’ll be put on potluck probation and demoted to plate-and-napkin duty.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Tehran praised its attack as a show of strength, even as Israel's military asserts that Iranian missile launches have decreased since the war began.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Voting by mail has decreased since its peak during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The machine worked by reading music that was encoded by holes punched into rolls of paper, which in turn directed airflows to levers that depressed piano keys.—
Adam Ozimek,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Democrats who still believe in the New Deal-era promise of government helping the public are a bit depressed by the idea that the solution to their party’s problems is generating less money for that purpose.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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San Diego Public Library branches also support the event with discounted books in their resale bookshops.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Tesla has been promoting a discounted Cybertruck, a seven-seat version of its Model Y and pinning major revenue hope on its Robotaxi services.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The materials were rolled up, compressed, and wrapped in plastic.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
19 Mar. 2026
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Anhydrous ammonia is caustic and must be handled as a compressed gas, but given the high nitrogen content, technology was developed to store and transport so it could be injected into cropland.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As a result, another strategic asset of the regime has been degraded.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s air-defense network has been badly degraded, and its navy reduced to a fraction of its former capacity.—
Richard Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Braves already are depleted, with starting pitchers Spencer Schwellenbach, Hurston Waldrep and Spencer Strider injured and left fielder Jurickson Profar suspended for the entire season.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Once the fund is depleted, recipients could see a 28% cut in monthly benefits.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Reduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduced. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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