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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
Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Over time, maintaining cleaner air can help reduce allergy flare-ups and other respiratory issues, potentially leading to lower medical expenses and a reduced reliance on ongoing treatments.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Accessibility The hotel has an exterior access ramp and two guest rooms to accomodate people with reduced mobility.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
The plant, which was the state’s largest maker of panelized components, struggled under the weight of reduced demand because of higher interest rates and fluctuating lumber costs.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Its lens also offers the widest coverage among single-lens action cams, covering a staggering 159° diagonal viewing angle, and, of course, supports narrower views for vlogging with reduced distortion.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
And, even with budget cuts that led to reduced staffing, there are no plans to slow down.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Images from the scene showed a part of a four-story building reduced to a massive pile of rubble, with emergency workers on top of it.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Images from the scene showed part of a four-story building reduced to a massive pile of rubble, with emergency workers on top of it.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Supporters argued that traditional policies, such as age limits, warning labels, and taxes, have reduced smoking rates but failed to eliminate it, particularly among young people.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
Its effectiveness could also be reduced by environmental factors such as dust or humidity.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
Southbound traffic on Biscayne Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes of traffic from Northeast Sixth Street and may continue traveling south on Biscayne Boulevard.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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
Adjective
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Over time, maintaining cleaner air can help reduce allergy flare-ups and other respiratory issues, potentially leading to lower medical expenses and a reduced reliance on ongoing treatments.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Accessibility The hotel has an exterior access ramp and two guest rooms to accomodate people with reduced mobility.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
The plant, which was the state’s largest maker of panelized components, struggled under the weight of reduced demand because of higher interest rates and fluctuating lumber costs.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Its lens also offers the widest coverage among single-lens action cams, covering a staggering 159° diagonal viewing angle, and, of course, supports narrower views for vlogging with reduced distortion.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
And, even with budget cuts that led to reduced staffing, there are no plans to slow down.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
Saudi Arabia’s government has reduced its reliance on oil revenue by introducing taxes and fees, but the kingdom’s ambitions have still grown faster than the new sources of revenue forcing the country to become more pragmatic, The New York Times’ Vivian Nereim reports.
—Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Images from the scene showed a part of a four-story building reduced to a massive pile of rubble, with emergency workers on top of it.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Images from the scene showed part of a four-story building reduced to a massive pile of rubble, with emergency workers on top of it.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Supporters argued that traditional policies, such as age limits, warning labels, and taxes, have reduced smoking rates but failed to eliminate it, particularly among young people.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
Its effectiveness could also be reduced by environmental factors such as dust or humidity.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
Southbound traffic on Biscayne Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes of traffic from Northeast Sixth Street and may continue traveling south on Biscayne Boulevard.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduced
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For video, the Avata 360 supports a standard color profile with the same naturally vibrant tones as its JPGs, or a 10-bit flat D-Log M profile with lowered contrast and saturation.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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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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Mavromatis alleges that she was demoted and then fired.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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After an investigation, the lawsuit says Mavromatis was demoted to social media manager of merchandise.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Palestinian voter turnout has gradually decreased over the past elections.—
SAM METZ,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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The issue has broad effects, affecting not just the victim but families, co-workers and community while harming mental and physical health, causing decreased productivity and decreasing one’s quality of life.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
25 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
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Artificial intelligence claims can be particularly difficult to verify during compressed deal timelines.—
Perrie M. Weiner,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Ignoring Vertical Space Keeping everything at eye level creates a compressed, horizontal feel that can make a small bathroom seem shorter and more confined.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Excavators sifted through sandy soil degraded by more than a century of cranberry production that formed a thick, hard layer over the natural freshwater wetlands the farms were built on.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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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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Just 30 years ago, Cabo Pulmo’s 20,000-year-old coral reef was depleted by years of overfishing—bringing some species, like the scalloped hammerhead shark, near ecological extinction.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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Those reserves are now projected to be depleted by early 2032, if no legislative changes are made.—
Martha Shedden,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Reduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduced. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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