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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
Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
Consumer advocates are typically highly skeptical of corporate consolidation, wary of reduced competition leading to higher prices and fewer options for consumers.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Without meaningful increases in state support, districts will be forced to make difficult decisions that ultimately impact students—larger class sizes, reduced programming, and fewer opportunities.
—Patrice McCarthy, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Additionally, analysts expect that consolidation will likely result in the reduced overall output of movies and television series.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
For Maria, connection with other women who had had mastectomies normalized her experience and reduced shame.
—Keith M. Bellizzi, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Iran’s enrichment capabilities have been reduced by bombing this year and last.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
The 2026 season comes as the IRS has gone through a leadership turnover and reduced its workforce by 27% over the past year through cuts brought on by the Department of Government Efficiency.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The steep downgrade reflected cash-flow challenges related to higher project costs and reduced state revenue, the ratings firm said.
—Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The job cuts continued a trend from last year, when the biggest banks reduced the number of employees by the most in almost a decade.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
However, the hosts could get no closer, and Cruz Azul ultimately was reduced to 10 players when Gonzalo Piovi was issued a straight red card for a tackle on Bouanga during the second minute of second-half stoppage time.
—Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Overall, this reduced the effectiveness of the heat shield.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Starting in 2026, the company reduced entry-level healthcare premiums to $5 per week and copays to $5, cutting employee contributions by roughly 34%, according to a spokesperson.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The east wind should help steer much of the smoke toward the west, so areas along the Gulf Coast near Naples and Marco Island will likely deal with reduced visibility and lower air quality.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
Consumer advocates are typically highly skeptical of corporate consolidation, wary of reduced competition leading to higher prices and fewer options for consumers.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Without meaningful increases in state support, districts will be forced to make difficult decisions that ultimately impact students—larger class sizes, reduced programming, and fewer opportunities.
—Patrice McCarthy, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Additionally, analysts expect that consolidation will likely result in the reduced overall output of movies and television series.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
For Maria, connection with other women who had had mastectomies normalized her experience and reduced shame.
—Keith M. Bellizzi, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
And Utah temporarily reduced its state fuel tax, but only by 6 cents on the gallon, bringing its state gas tax to 32 cents on the gallon for the remainder of 2026.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Iran’s enrichment capabilities have been reduced by bombing this year and last.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
The 2026 season comes as the IRS has gone through a leadership turnover and reduced its workforce by 27% over the past year through cuts brought on by the Department of Government Efficiency.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The steep downgrade reflected cash-flow challenges related to higher project costs and reduced state revenue, the ratings firm said.
—Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The job cuts continued a trend from last year, when the biggest banks reduced the number of employees by the most in almost a decade.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
However, the hosts could get no closer, and Cruz Azul ultimately was reduced to 10 players when Gonzalo Piovi was issued a straight red card for a tackle on Bouanga during the second minute of second-half stoppage time.
—Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Overall, this reduced the effectiveness of the heat shield.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Starting in 2026, the company reduced entry-level healthcare premiums to $5 per week and copays to $5, cutting employee contributions by roughly 34%, according to a spokesperson.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 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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They aren’t being demoted or deprioritized.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The mayor has since demoted Brewer from board chair and seeks to remove him as operating chairman as well, but the soonest Johnson can wield the supermajority likely required to fire Pettigrew for cause would be this summer.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Adding in exercise was linked with a 46% decreased risk of death from any cause, according to the study.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The less experienced Tyler Kolek’s playing time decreased as well as the squad returned to full health.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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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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The Colorado Hospital Association — which opposes the bill — says state laws require all hospitals to screen patients for discounted care, wait six months before garnishing wages, and provide 30 days' notice.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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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
Adjective
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Such deadlines lend themselves to compressed frenzies of activity.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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CEOs are expected to create significant value in compressed timeframes, meet aggressive growth targets, and navigate a minefield of internal and external pressures.—
Samantha Allison,
Harvard Business Review,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Karácsony is one of those decent, upstanding politicians which degraded systems sometimes throw up unexpectedly.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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In an era of profound loneliness, when our social skills are being degraded by AI and even our romantic partners are being replaced by those same LLMs, these would-be protein heads had managed to have a good time in real life.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Instead, we’re simply asked to follow Nanning’s fairytale-like quest, searching for butter, honey, and white bread to soothe Hille on an island where such rations have been all but depleted by war.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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In parched southern Texas, a yearslong drought has depleted Corpus Christi's water reserves so gravely that the city is scrambling to prevent a shortage that could force painful cutbacks for residents and hobble the refineries and petrochemical plants in a major energy port.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Reduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduced. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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