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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 enables continuous charging and reduces the need for large onboard batteries.
—
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
As a stocky playmaker who rarely sprints and often reduces the game to walking pace in an increasingly breakneck sport populated by iron men, Cherki’s timing of arrival into English football is where the dichotomy lies.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
This reduces the chance of scammers finding and targeting you.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
But as Sargeant argues, drawing on an essay by the conservative writer Felix James Miller, treating a husband as only a provider reduces him to a fungible funding source, rather than an integral part of a family with his own unique contributions to make.
—Anna Louie Sussman, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
With the same battery pack and dual motors, power upgrades to 325 hp (239 kW) and reduces range by about 20 miles.
—New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025
That kind of transparency reduces stress.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
According to the Department of Transportation, daylight saving time saves energy, prevents traffic injuries and reduces crime.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
Repurposing meals reduces waste, saves money, and makes weeknight cooking more efficient.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
As a stocky playmaker who rarely sprints and often reduces the game to walking pace in an increasingly breakneck sport populated by iron men, Cherki’s timing of arrival into English football is where the dichotomy lies.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
This reduces the chance of scammers finding and targeting you.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
But as Sargeant argues, drawing on an essay by the conservative writer Felix James Miller, treating a husband as only a provider reduces him to a fungible funding source, rather than an integral part of a family with his own unique contributions to make.
—Anna Louie Sussman, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
With the same battery pack and dual motors, power upgrades to 325 hp (239 kW) and reduces range by about 20 miles.
—New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025
That kind of transparency reduces stress.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
According to the Department of Transportation, daylight saving time saves energy, prevents traffic injuries and reduces crime.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
Repurposing meals reduces waste, saves money, and makes weeknight cooking more efficient.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduces
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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Jan. 2026
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Prescribed medication is used to manage discomfort, which usually decreases noticeably after the first week.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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Obviously, police not shooting lowers the risk of harm to the suspect.—
Ben Jones,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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That lowers his ultimate value a bit.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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But that study measured the shoes after 280 miles, leaving it unclear how much the foam degrades in 50 or 100 miles.—
Jonathan Beverly,
Outside,
26 Dec. 2025
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As the biofilm degrades, sludge settles in a secondary clarifier.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Dec. 2025
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The degenerative and incurable disease, which also is known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, depletes and destroys the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, eventually causing paralysis.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
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Literally paying their tax bills is going to drain corporate bank accounts, which further depletes bank reserves from the system.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
11 Dec. 2025
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Their style of pitching — relentlessly pound the strike zone — works well in a ballpark where the thick air depresses doubles and triples.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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As Aerohart explains of its own device, the user simply puts the tinder – char cloth seems to be the most recommended – inside the cavity at the tip of the removable piston rod, reinstalls the piston back into the cylinder, then firmly and rapidly depresses it.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Oct. 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,
4 Nov. 2025
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When two parties are aware of a major issue that diminishes an asset and do not inform the third party of that asset, that’s strong grounds for a lawsuit.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Street performers tune up, artists set out their work, and strangers lean shoulder to shoulder as the sun sinks into the Gulf for another Sunset Celebration.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Over the following month, Jupiter sinks into the sun's glare.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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