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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
Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
Because of the project scale, there may be times when the lounge operates at reduced capacity, but the core services will remain open.
—Ella Gonzales
april 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
That, in turn, points to even higher corn prices later this year due to reduced supply.
—E.j. Antoni, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Look into a debt management plan A credit counseling agency can work with you and your creditors to establish a debt management plan that consolidates your unsecured debts into a single monthly payment, often at reduced rates and fees.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
This can create a perception of reduced vulnerability, despite the fact that PrEP does not provide protection against most STIs.
—Care Resource, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2026
As a result, plants may show reduced growth and lower yields.
—Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Many national retailers, grocery stores and restaurant chains will be open on Easter Sunday, albeit some with reduced hours.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
For Wiggins, as with his teammates, now reduced to hope.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Complex issues are reduced to slogans.
—Rep. Nick Menapace, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
By distributing the extraction across many systems simultaneously, the attacker reduced the risk of triggering an alert.
—Isaac Yee, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
In other words, climate change may create situations where water supplies are still severely limited, even after people reduced their consumption by up to 25%.
—Dave White, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Looking at the short-term, the Atlanta Fed has reduced its estimate for 2026’s first-quarter GDP growth from 3% on March 2 to 2% on March 23.
—Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Some incentives for utility companies would be reduced or eliminated, saving Marylanders about $20 million each year.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
That buffering effect might be reduced in people with the rs1800437 variant, Auton explains.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Like many rural counties across the country, Mono County faces rising gas prices from a higher cost to transport fuel there, limited demand and reduced competition.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
Because of the project scale, there may be times when the lounge operates at reduced capacity, but the core services will remain open.
—Ella Gonzales
april 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
That, in turn, points to even higher corn prices later this year due to reduced supply.
—E.j. Antoni, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Look into a debt management plan A credit counseling agency can work with you and your creditors to establish a debt management plan that consolidates your unsecured debts into a single monthly payment, often at reduced rates and fees.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
This can create a perception of reduced vulnerability, despite the fact that PrEP does not provide protection against most STIs.
—Care Resource, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2026
As a result, plants may show reduced growth and lower yields.
—Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Many national retailers, grocery stores and restaurant chains will be open on Easter Sunday, albeit some with reduced hours.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
An appeals court sided with Sacramento in the second case, and the planning area was ultimately reduced.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
For Wiggins, as with his teammates, now reduced to hope.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Complex issues are reduced to slogans.
—Rep. Nick Menapace, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
By distributing the extraction across many systems simultaneously, the attacker reduced the risk of triggering an alert.
—Isaac Yee, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
In other words, climate change may create situations where water supplies are still severely limited, even after people reduced their consumption by up to 25%.
—Dave White, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Looking at the short-term, the Atlanta Fed has reduced its estimate for 2026’s first-quarter GDP growth from 3% on March 2 to 2% on March 23.
—Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Some incentives for utility companies would be reduced or eliminated, saving Marylanders about $20 million each year.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
That buffering effect might be reduced in people with the rs1800437 variant, Auton explains.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 8 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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That was in 2021, when league revenues decreased as a result of the pandemic.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Shooting percentages rapidly decreased after the intermission, and each team scored just 11 points in the third quarter.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
4 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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The post stands as a compressed piece of social commentary, using pop culture shorthand to underline how little—at least on the surface—seems to have changed.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The novel, Lerner’s shortest to date, is a chamber piece, more compressed and crystallized than any of its predecessors.—
Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Officials in long-standing Iranian regional rival Saudi Arabia have been pressing for Iranian missile and drone capabilities to be degraded as much as possible before a US exit, to remove any future Iranian threat.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Witness The New York Times’ recent and significant revision of its previous position on the risks of legal marijuana, admitting that wide access and strong normalization have degraded public health.—
Kevin A. Sabet,
STAT,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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By late March, the UAE and Kuwait had spent roughly 75% of their Patriot missile interceptor stocks, while Bahrain was estimated to have depleted as much as 87%, according to the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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Washington started two players on two-way contracts, Juju Reese and Leaky Black, along with veteran Anthony Gill, who has long been one of the last options off the Wizards' bench but has seen regular playing time lately with the roster depleted by injuries.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Reduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduced. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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