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as in demoting
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 lowering
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 sinking
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 reducing
Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Since 2000, investments in reducing malaria have prevented more than 2 billion cases and nearly 13 million deaths, according to the World Health Organization, but recent foreign aid cuts are putting programs to control and eliminate the disease at risk.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
As temperatures drop, plants begin to die back, reducing the availability of insects, seeds and other food sources.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Providence Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
While your cider is reducing on the stove, your kitchen fills with the fragrance of warm spices and bubbling sugar.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
The institute has also achieved complete localization of superconducting materials, devices, and systems in China, reducing reliance on imports.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
In terms of benefits, exosomes assist with collagen regeneration, reducing acne scars, wound healing, hyperpigmentation, and hair follicle stimulation.
—Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Nevertheless, two key bills aimed at reducing energy costs garnered bipartisan support.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Other pain- and fever-reducing medications, such as ibuprofen and aspirin, carry risks during pregnancy, and acetaminophen is the only over-the-counter drug approved to treat fevers during pregnancy.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
Making the swap can save you from packing three extra shoes in your bag, reducing your luggage weight considerably.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Since 2000, investments in reducing malaria have prevented more than 2 billion cases and nearly 13 million deaths, according to the World Health Organization, but recent foreign aid cuts are putting programs to control and eliminate the disease at risk.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
As temperatures drop, plants begin to die back, reducing the availability of insects, seeds and other food sources.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Providence Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
While your cider is reducing on the stove, your kitchen fills with the fragrance of warm spices and bubbling sugar.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
The institute has also achieved complete localization of superconducting materials, devices, and systems in China, reducing reliance on imports.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
In terms of benefits, exosomes assist with collagen regeneration, reducing acne scars, wound healing, hyperpigmentation, and hair follicle stimulation.
—Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Nevertheless, two key bills aimed at reducing energy costs garnered bipartisan support.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Other pain- and fever-reducing medications, such as ibuprofen and aspirin, carry risks during pregnancy, and acetaminophen is the only over-the-counter drug approved to treat fevers during pregnancy.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reducing
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Considering this poor return (scoring points was a key target in demoting Doohan for Colapinto), Briatore acknowledged during the Dutch GP weekend that Alpine may have unnecessarily burdened its young Argentine driver.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Spirit has been looking for ways to slash costs, including furloughing and demoting hundreds more pilots and cutting unprofitable routes.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
26 Aug. 2025
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Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women, behind lung cancer, although death rates have been decreasing over the last three decades.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The fabric was woven with regenerative cotton from Spain and dyed with Candiani’s Indigo Juice technology, which keeps the dye superficial on yarns, decreasing the energy, water, and chemicals consumption.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
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Measure your blood pressure before taking medication for lowering blood pressure.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Health,
4 Oct. 2025
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Common generic drugs include cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor (atorvastatin) and antiseizure drug Neurontin (gabapentin).—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
3 Oct. 2025
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Organizations with a poor data foundation see diminishing returns from technology investments, while those with superior data infrastructure experience accelerating returns.—
Tammy Hawes,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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According to a recent Bank of America Institute survey, lower-income families have experienced diminishing growth in after-tax earnings, with August marking the slowest rate since 2016.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Carbon capture challenges Hiegel explained that carbon capture remains hindered by high energy demands, poor flexibility with industrial loads, costly infrastructure requirements, and health and safety risks from degrading chemicals, all of which slow its adaptability.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Over time, these substances may infiltrate groundwater, creating serious long-term health concerns, degrading habitats, and endangering communities that rely on those resources.—
Michaela Rychetska,
JSTOR Daily,
18 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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As a sign of the effort’s feasibility, the statement points to similar international resolutions that established red lines in other dangerous arenas, like prohibitions on biological weapons or ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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And while the network certainly won’t be alone in that slowly sinking boat, the upshot is hard to ignore.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Think about the feeling of your body sinking into a beach chair, the sand warming your toes, and a breeze keeping you comfortable under the heat of the sun.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
2 Oct. 2025
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In the fight against invasive species, this productivity boost is transformative, saving scientific teams critical time in the lab and shortening the time required to successfully implement solutions.—
Pam Marrone,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Make sure your shortening is cold.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Reducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reducing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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