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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
Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The initiative’s foundation addresses the problem of inconsistent and burdensome reporting by engaging the industry to define an optional (and non-exhaustive) questionnaire aimed at strengthening data quality and consistency while significantly reducing the administrative burden on suppliers.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
The chlorine-containing solution can be safely neutralized and reused, reducing both environmental impact and operational costs.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
In addition to the heart health benefits of their flavonoids, persimmons also contain folate, which may play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2025
Forecasters expect 3 to 6 inches of snow in some areas, with gusty winds reducing visibility and complicating travel.
—Sirena Bergman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration took the unprecedented step of reducing operations at forty airports around the country.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
This decreased headcount also factors in reducing travel from international Envision staff, with the focus being to hire as many local people as possible to mitigate impact, create jobs and keep the event local.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
According to the current lawsuit, Fletcher has not paid his half of the minimum $1,500 per month restitution for the existing settlement, but his ex-wife has paid her portion, reducing the restitution balance to just under $56,000.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
Moisturizing, soothing, and redness reducing, Erborian’s CC Cream is the ultimate cult-favorite beauty product.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
Under the new terms of the license, Chevron was authorized to pay fees and royalties to Venezuela in oil but not in cash, effectively reducing Chevron’s crude exports from the country by half, according to Reuters.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The initiative’s foundation addresses the problem of inconsistent and burdensome reporting by engaging the industry to define an optional (and non-exhaustive) questionnaire aimed at strengthening data quality and consistency while significantly reducing the administrative burden on suppliers.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
The chlorine-containing solution can be safely neutralized and reused, reducing both environmental impact and operational costs.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
In addition to the heart health benefits of their flavonoids, persimmons also contain folate, which may play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2025
Forecasters expect 3 to 6 inches of snow in some areas, with gusty winds reducing visibility and complicating travel.
—Sirena Bergman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration took the unprecedented step of reducing operations at forty airports around the country.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
This decreased headcount also factors in reducing travel from international Envision staff, with the focus being to hire as many local people as possible to mitigate impact, create jobs and keep the event local.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
According to the current lawsuit, Fletcher has not paid his half of the minimum $1,500 per month restitution for the existing settlement, but his ex-wife has paid her portion, reducing the restitution balance to just under $56,000.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reducing
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With the circuit length decreasing, the Singapore Grand Prix increased the number of laps by one.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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In the mid-August Economist/YouGov survey, 32% said the unemployment rate was increasing while 22% decreasing.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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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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If confirmed by future research, the approach could provide a powerful new weapon to fight heart disease, the nation's leading killer, freeing people from the need to take statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs every day.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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Expanding options for patients For people with high LDL cholesterol who may not respond sufficiently to commonly used treatments like statins alone, there is already the option to take injectable cholesterol-lowering PCSK9 inhibitors that are currently on the market.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Five people are safe after the Coast Guard rescued them from a sinking sailboat hundreds of miles off the North Carolina coast Thursday.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pelosi would remain influential within the Democratic party though, playing a key behind-the-scenes role in getting President Joe Biden to bow out of his sinking re-election bid, leading to the rapid nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee who lost to Trump a year ago.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Doing the same routine over and over will likely yield diminishing returns, while raising the chances of boredom or a repetitive-use injury.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
28 Oct. 2025
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Volpe was a focus of both media sessions, as Boone and Cashman detailed the extent of his shoulder problem and were both asked why the team stuck with him as the everyday shortstop despite the injury and his diminishing play.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The local politicians like Mayor Wu who are staying mum are just compounding cronyism and degrading the livability of the neighborhood.—
Lou Murray,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Rain, wind gusts, birds and other atmospheric surprises during low-altitude flight might alter the inflowing air to the cruise missile, degrading the reactor.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
28 Oct. 2025
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Arizona’s cities have been shielded from existing cuts for three years by agreements with tribes and through compensation from fast-depleting pools of federal money.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The agency warned that depleting the reserve could cripple the Disaster SNAP (D-SNAP) program, which provides emergency food assistance after natural disasters.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Broader health insurance protections could prevent more Americans from sinking into debt and depressing their credit scores.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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This sounds like depressing stuff, and Mothertongue is not extremely upbeat.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Reducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reducing. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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