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as in demotes
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 decreases
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 lowers
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 reduces
This not only reinforces clarity, but also reduces the reliance on employees having to scribble notes word for word to decode later.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The system reduces the side forces that a sudden loss of tire air pressure can create in the case of a flat tire.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Research shows that spending time in green spaces calms the nervous system and reduces stress.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The Fed reduces rates to bolster a sagging economy and raises rates or keeps them higher for longer to curb inflation.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Akin to a silk pillowcase, a silk robe reduces friction on skin, kicking fine lines and wrinkles to the curb.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Your healthcare provider may prescribe a topical corticosteroid medication that reduces scales, redness, swelling, and itchiness.
—Laura Schober, Health, 4 Jan. 2025
That includes the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, which reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who also receive pension or disability benefits from employers who did not withhold Social Security taxes.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The system reduces the side forces that a sudden loss of tire air pressure can create in the case of a flat tire.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Research shows that spending time in green spaces calms the nervous system and reduces stress.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The Fed reduces rates to bolster a sagging economy and raises rates or keeps them higher for longer to curb inflation.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Akin to a silk pillowcase, a silk robe reduces friction on skin, kicking fine lines and wrinkles to the curb.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Your healthcare provider may prescribe a topical corticosteroid medication that reduces scales, redness, swelling, and itchiness.
—Laura Schober, Health, 4 Jan. 2025
That includes the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, which reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who also receive pension or disability benefits from employers who did not withhold Social Security taxes.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduces
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Team productivity decreases across the board, and worse, disengagement becomes infectious.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wednesday’s Stalker Reveals Themselves As a part of Prank Day, Wednesday’s stalker kidnaps Enid and Bruno and puts them in Iago Tower under a platform of knives that lowers unless Wednesday can solve a puzzle to save them.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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According to Busch, keeping dryer vents clean, isn’t just a matter of being sanitary, but allows dryers to work efficiently and, more importantly, lowers the risk of fire.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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Dendrite growth degrades battery performance and can cause internal short-circuits, making fast charging particularly dangerous.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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For investigators, that extra time means memories fade and evidence degrades.—
Mercury News Editorial,
Mercury News,
22 Aug. 2025
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Economic Regeneration - Business models and algorithms designed to generate rather than extract value, creating positive-sum games where economic success strengthens rather than depletes social and natural capital.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, an iron-core collapse supernova happens after a star more than 10 times our sun’s mass finally depletes all its fuel and subsequently collapses into a neutron star or black hole.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
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As the user depresses a key, the backside of the key (which is not visible) touches a thin layer of material.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Every moment that data remains static in a system diminishes its accuracy and significance.—
Bill Waid,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Portal as almost the entirety of Destiny 2 right now may be the thing that ultimately sinks it.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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But the same storm that ignites Ivy’s career as a successful restaurateur sinks Theo’s tenure as an architect and causes his breathtaking (albeit not entirely sound) maritime museum to crumble.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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