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as in to demote
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 to decrease
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 to lower
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 reduce
The City Council voted 7-0 June 10 to approve an ordinance to reduce the latest time in which peddlers and solicitors can knock on doors, ring doorbells or otherwise try to get admittance at residences from 9 p.m.
Gayatri Agnew, Ward 1 City Council member, abstained from voting.
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Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
Inflation data of late has shown little pass-through so far as companies burn off inventory accumulated in the run-up to the tariff announcement, and amid concerns that consumer demand is slowing and reducing pricing power.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Here are recommendations for maintaining safety during a thunderstorm:
To reduce the chance of being struck by lightning, when venturing outside, have a plan to get to a safer area.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025
Yerevan has since sought to diversify its defense sources, reducing arms imports from Russia to as low as 10 percent by 2024.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
Inflation data of late has shown little pass-through so far as companies burn off inventory accumulated in the run-up to the tariff announcement, and amid concerns that consumer demand is slowing and reducing pricing power.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Here are recommendations for maintaining safety during a thunderstorm:
To reduce the chance of being struck by lightning, when venturing outside, have a plan to get to a safer area.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025
Yerevan has since sought to diversify its defense sources, reducing arms imports from Russia to as low as 10 percent by 2024.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduce
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A bit of mordant familial humor held that the Great Depression had hit the year before, and the family had been demoted, but the new categorization was more likely the product of the family’s changing structure.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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Hobbs helped conduct that probe, which concluded that he and other employees had been retaliated against by the district’s special education director; as a result, the board demoted four administrators.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Several people are still unaccounted for, but the number of missing people has slowly decreased, a San Antonio Fire Department spokesperson confirmed to PEOPLE.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
14 June 2025
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The three main causes of hydroplaning are: Vehicle speed - When a vehicle's speed increases, the tire-traction grip and ability to control the vehicle decreases.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2025
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Use of this material has been proposed in the past, but has been hampered by the fact that making CNTs involves metals, and the residue left behind ends up degrading electrical performance.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Briefly, however, while advocates say that isolating water conveyance from the Delta would improve habitat for fish and other wildlife, opponents contend that less water flowing through the estuary would further degrade its water quality.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
13 June 2025
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As the film rolls on, Williams plays the idealized Rosemary as worn down and ultimately exhausted at having to parry an inappropriate Max and depressed Herman.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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This suggests Starlink has successfully overcome congestion issues in the US, which were previously depressing the broadband quality.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
12 June 2025
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Netanyahu may have calculated that the risk of an Iranian nuclear breakout was depleted, and manageable with yet more military might.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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The integration of generative AI into their search engine models is depleting organic traffic to media sites worldwide.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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The Dow was weighed down by Boeing (BA), which sank 4.79% after a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 people crashed in India on Thursday.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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Since it was sunk by British warships some 317 years ago, the vessel has been remarkably untouched, officials previously said.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
11 June 2025
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2025
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The perception that Iran’s military strength is significantly diminished will raise questions about the stability of its political system.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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However, for the highly engaged workaholics, this health impairment process was markedly attenuated.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Sometimes, adding a caveat to a declarative message serves to attenuate — or even to completely undermine — that message.—
Charles C. W. Cooke,
National Review,
10 June 2025
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“Reduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduce. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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