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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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as in lowered
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Recent Examples of reduced
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
With less sun exposure than peak summer, there is a reduced risk of complications, though sun protection remains essential.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
In recent months, the agency has cited staffing challenges as the reason for reduced collections on critical inflation data.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks have delivered superior returns with reduced risk compared to the benchmark index, resulting in less of a roller-coaster experience, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
But despite the reduced pace of job creation, the labor market is not wildly out of balance.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Additionally, menopausal women seem to show lower blood pressure and a reduced risk for heart disease when regularly taking soy supplements.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 3 Sep. 2025
Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
However, the length of time the computer takes to respond is within the designer's control, and its perception can be reduced by giving prompt and accurate feedback, even if the operation's actual execution time is longer.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Another report suggested that this antihistamine reduced virus levels in nasal tissue.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The plea deal reduced his potential sentence from 15 years to a maximum of five.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Fire will mainly creep and smolder, and spotting potential will be reduced by higher relative humidity.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
His team accused Whatley of distorting the facts to cover for his support of federal policies that reduced funding for local police.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
This, in turn, could lead to an increase in air pollution in the state, which the governor said has been significantly reduced in recent years thanks in part to programs like the CAV decal one.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
According to professor Knut Woltjen, a partner of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), in collaboration with Dior researchers, between 25 and 90 years old mother cell respiration is reduced by 40 percent.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
With less sun exposure than peak summer, there is a reduced risk of complications, though sun protection remains essential.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
In recent months, the agency has cited staffing challenges as the reason for reduced collections on critical inflation data.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks have delivered superior returns with reduced risk compared to the benchmark index, resulting in less of a roller-coaster experience, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
But despite the reduced pace of job creation, the labor market is not wildly out of balance.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Additionally, menopausal women seem to show lower blood pressure and a reduced risk for heart disease when regularly taking soy supplements.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Among other policy changes, the bill brought back 2017 tax cuts, increased funding for deportation efforts and reduced who is eligible for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
—Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
However, the length of time the computer takes to respond is within the designer's control, and its perception can be reduced by giving prompt and accurate feedback, even if the operation's actual execution time is longer.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Another report suggested that this antihistamine reduced virus levels in nasal tissue.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The plea deal reduced his potential sentence from 15 years to a maximum of five.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Fire will mainly creep and smolder, and spotting potential will be reduced by higher relative humidity.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
His team accused Whatley of distorting the facts to cover for his support of federal policies that reduced funding for local police.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
This, in turn, could lead to an increase in air pollution in the state, which the governor said has been significantly reduced in recent years thanks in part to programs like the CAV decal one.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
According to professor Knut Woltjen, a partner of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), in collaboration with Dior researchers, between 25 and 90 years old mother cell respiration is reduced by 40 percent.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduced
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Jerome Ford is not a feature back and should be demoted once Judkins proves capable at pass protection and blitz pickups after missing all of training camp.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Many coup backers are simply demoted or purged from the government without facing trial or execution.—
Joe Wright,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
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The study led by Phillips that published last year found that the vaccine reduced signs of chlamydia during a koala's breeding age and decreased death from the disease by 64%.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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Darrow says the orchard’s acreage has decreased by half, mirroring the state’s overall decline since 2000.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
12 Sep. 2025
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That act lowered the age at which children who are accused of certain violent crimes can be tried as adults from 16 to 14.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently lowered job creation numbers for May and June, while July produced only 73,000 new jobs.—
Kara Dennison,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In Nero’s time, stepping onto the stage degraded the emperor’s role.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Long-term drought has degraded the old-growth forest where the squirrels live.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The paradox of partnership Relationships often function like one-way life rafts, keeping men afloat while leaving women depleted.—
Vanessa Bennett,
SELF,
10 Sep. 2025
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In those other games, each fighter has their own health gauge that must be depleted for the match to end, and there are no additional rounds.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rather than feeling triumphant at how believable ELIZA was, Weizenbaum was depressed by how gullible people seemed to be.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Her research has shown that lynchings depressed the rate of patent applications by Black Americans, which could have otherwise contributed to innovation and economic growth.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Shein and Temu make up 17% of the discount US market, according to a congressional report on China’s e-commerce exports.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Window closing on discount weight-loss drugs Many Americans have turned to compounding pharmacies to get popular weight-loss drugs, due to lack of availability or expensive retail price tags.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This process pushes out sand using compressed air or steam to clean surfaces.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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At the ingestion and edge layer, data is securely collected, compressed and pre-filtered near the source, minimizing latency and ensuring sensitive data remains protected behind the firewall.—
Nagesh Nama,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Reduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduced. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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