1
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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2
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
Wearing long pants tucked into boot tops and spraying insect repellent containing DEET (a chemical compound common in commercial insect repellents) on socks and pant cuffs to reduce exposure to fleas.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Raising your home is the only flood-mitigation strategy currently recognized by insurance companies to significantly reduce premiums.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Today, children under age 2 get vaccinated against 15 diseases, but today's more sophisticated vaccine designs include just 180 antigens, making the protection more targeted and reducing the risk of errant immune responses.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
That number has since been reduced to 105 miles after a year of testing, according to New Atlas.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Raising your home is the only flood-mitigation strategy currently recognized by insurance companies to significantly reduce premiums.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Today, children under age 2 get vaccinated against 15 diseases, but today's more sophisticated vaccine designs include just 180 antigens, making the protection more targeted and reducing the risk of errant immune responses.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
That number has since been reduced to 105 miles after a year of testing, according to New Atlas.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduce
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The butt of these jokes is Mike Waltz, the ambitious former congressman and national security adviser who was unceremoniously demoted to Turtle Bay in April for a series of sins that add up to not being MAGA enough.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere in the state, last year’s recipients—Beckon in Denver, Bosq in Aspen, Brutø in Denver, and Frasca Food and Wine—all retained their one-star status, while no restaurants were demoted this year.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
16 Sep. 2025
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Steam decreased 33 percent and gas consumption decreased 12 percent—both due to more consistent production flows.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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Austin, Denver have seen rents decrease Such arguments aren’t just economics textbook ideas, say Horowitz and other observers.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The combination of cold temperatures, low downforce, and low cornering speeds meant that the Pirelli tires didn't really degrade, helping out the teams that, unlike McLaren, don't look after their tires well when the situation is reversed.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Just be sure not to add it to any hot liquids (so that cozy cup of coffee or matcha is a no-go), as heat can degrade the bioactive compounds.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
22 Sep. 2025
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While renters in the city rejoiced, concerns have emerged that the freeze could depress real estate company valuations and scare off foreign investors.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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And according to an analysis from the Wharton School, the president’s alma mater, a long-term crackdown on immigration could shrink the economy by up to 1% of gross domestic product and depress wages for the typical American worker.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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This film marries the two, as modern macro economics lead people to abandon fertile lands in search of work in urban cities, depleting the white storks’ natural food supply as farms become landfills.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Sep. 2025
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That energy was soon depleted, as the Mercury closed the gap with a 13-7 run to end the quarter even at 25-25.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Justin Thomas, who looked hopelessly lost on Friday morning, sank a putt on the 18th hole to defeat the seemingly invincible Tommy Fleetwood.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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For third time in four games, the Panthers were sunk with a third-score deficit before halftime because one unit completely let the rest of the squad down.—
Mike Kaye
September 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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The low-key setting — a 6-0 thrashing of third tier opposition in the Carabao Cup third round — does not diminish the quality of strikes that Gomez’s former Inter Miami team-mate Lionel Messi would have been proud of.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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However, the overall severe weather threat will diminish as the front pushes southward.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
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But while the first four episodes were well-plotted and sure-footed — building up to episode five’s ambitious Alien remix — the final three have been relatively attenuated.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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This clever material, the team found, is able to attenuate all types of heat transfer.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Reduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduce. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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