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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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2
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, 5 Sep. 2025
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Steel shipments remained unchanged, with increases in the automotive sector countered by reduced demand from construction and energy markets, highlighting the company’s cyclical risk profile.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 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
The reduced weight has also allowed the Macleans to carry 150 days-worth of food and supplies, enabling them to complete the challenge without stopping to re-stock.
—Quinta Thomson, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
The team ultimately eliminated 260 internal parts — chips, processors and wiring — while simultaneously streamlining, honing camera and sensor technologies and fine-tuning performance at a reduced cost.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
The result is a form of air travel with reduced emissions, quieter operation, faster travel times, and access to more remote areas.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Dementia risk could be dramatically reduced with one common health intervention, a study finds.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn then reduced Thaksin’s prison sentence to one year, before he was released on parole six months later.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
It was reduced to a white smear that could only be identified from the air.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The three-time Oscar winner pours all his love for the source material into a deeply sentimental homage that is cloying at points, but also reduced me to tears about halfway in.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 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
Electricity production at the Paluel nuclear plant in northern France was almost halved on Wednesday after the number 4 reactor was shut down and power at the number 3 reactor was reduced to protect infrastructure at the plant, according to a statement from provider EDF.
—Theo Burman
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
This followed research from Bectu and Timewise that predicted production costs would rise by just 4% if the industry reduced its standard working day by two hours.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Steel shipments remained unchanged, with increases in the automotive sector countered by reduced demand from construction and energy markets, highlighting the company’s cyclical risk profile.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 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
The reduced weight has also allowed the Macleans to carry 150 days-worth of food and supplies, enabling them to complete the challenge without stopping to re-stock.
—Quinta Thomson, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
The team ultimately eliminated 260 internal parts — chips, processors and wiring — while simultaneously streamlining, honing camera and sensor technologies and fine-tuning performance at a reduced cost.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
The result is a form of air travel with reduced emissions, quieter operation, faster travel times, and access to more remote areas.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Citing economic pressures, the museum reduced its staff earlier this year, with a total of eight positions affected either by layoffs or a reduction in pay and benefits.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Dementia risk could be dramatically reduced with one common health intervention, a study finds.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn then reduced Thaksin’s prison sentence to one year, before he was released on parole six months later.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
It was reduced to a white smear that could only be identified from the air.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The three-time Oscar winner pours all his love for the source material into a deeply sentimental homage that is cloying at points, but also reduced me to tears about halfway in.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 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
Electricity production at the Paluel nuclear plant in northern France was almost halved on Wednesday after the number 4 reactor was shut down and power at the number 3 reactor was reduced to protect infrastructure at the plant, according to a statement from provider EDF.
—Theo Burman
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
This followed research from Bectu and Timewise that predicted production costs would rise by just 4% if the industry reduced its standard working day by two hours.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduced
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While the case garnered global acclaim, Captain Terauchi was demoted to a desk job for ’embarrassing’ the airline, only to be reinstated later.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Royals will need to decide which player will be demoted to make room.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The New York Federal Reserve’s measure of Global Supply Chain Pressure showed that July’s level of stress decreased, and is approximately now equal to the long-term average.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Local businesses in affected neighborhoods report decreased foot traffic and lower sales amid the atmosphere of uncertainty.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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How the reactors will work Deep Fission’s technology centers on small cylindrical reactors that can be lowered into 30-inch diameter boreholes drilled a mile into the Earth.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Citi reiterates Nvidia as buy Citi lowered its price target to $200 per share from $210.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Long-term drought has degraded the old-growth forest where the squirrels live.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Thioesters and early chemistry Earlier efforts to attach amino acids to RNA had relied on highly reactive compounds that quickly degraded in water and caused amino acids to clump together rather than bind to RNA.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Technological knowledge is a non-rival input in that it can be used by several firms without being depleted.—
Anjana Susarla,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The atmosphere hoped to galvanise the players, so clearly depleted of its depth and strength.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 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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The regulatory overhang was essentially the only thing keeping that multiple compressed.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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And then my swing is a compressed swing.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Reduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduced. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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