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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
Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
Moisturizing, soothing, and redness reducing, Erborian’s CC Cream is the ultimate cult-favorite beauty product.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
An April 2026 analysis identified 446 hospitals across 44 states at high risk of closing or reducing services because of Medicaid funding cuts.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Clover is a vigorous plant that crowds out weeds, thereby reducing the need for weed control.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 6 June 2026
But after years of record investment by the state in such wildfire risk mitigation, two key money sources are drying up, potentially reducing the state’s annual budget for vegetation removal by hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Depending on the underlying problem, your vet might recommend reducing the dose or suggest an alternative treatment.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Although reducing carbon pollution, which stays in the atmosphere for hundreds of years, is key to tackling the climate crisis, slashing methane has been seen as something of a low-hanging fruit.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
ArrayLink, however, can localize energy both angularly and radially, potentially reducing interference with other satellite systems.
—New Atlas, 30 May 2026
The majority-Republican House Committee on Appropriations proposed on Wednesday less extreme but still substantial cuts, slashing 20% from the agency and reducing funding to the state clean water programs by almost 25%.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Noun
The long answer is that Estée Lauder’s Diamond Moisturizer is hydrating (as all moisturizers should be), firming, tightening, wrinkle-reducing, age spot-fading, and texture-smoothing.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
Moisturizing, soothing, and redness reducing, Erborian’s CC Cream is the ultimate cult-favorite beauty product.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
The price tag comes from the California State Auditor’s report that was issued last fall, which found that maintaining similar telework policies could potentially save $225 million annually by reducing the government’s office space footprint.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
An April 2026 analysis identified 446 hospitals across 44 states at high risk of closing or reducing services because of Medicaid funding cuts.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Clover is a vigorous plant that crowds out weeds, thereby reducing the need for weed control.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 6 June 2026
But after years of record investment by the state in such wildfire risk mitigation, two key money sources are drying up, potentially reducing the state’s annual budget for vegetation removal by hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Depending on the underlying problem, your vet might recommend reducing the dose or suggest an alternative treatment.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Although reducing carbon pollution, which stays in the atmosphere for hundreds of years, is key to tackling the climate crisis, slashing methane has been seen as something of a low-hanging fruit.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
ArrayLink, however, can localize energy both angularly and radially, potentially reducing interference with other satellite systems.
—New Atlas, 30 May 2026
The majority-Republican House Committee on Appropriations proposed on Wednesday less extreme but still substantial cuts, slashing 20% from the agency and reducing funding to the state clean water programs by almost 25%.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reducing
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And Americans are responding to the messaging, with spending on these weight loss meds increasing and the obesity rate decreasing.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Dec. 2025
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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
Verb
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Back in 2018, Molitor said demoting Sanó was one of the most difficult decisions of his career.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Biden opted to make South Carolina the Democrats’ first-in-the-nation primary state, advancing Nevada and Michigan in the schedule while dropping Iowa and demoting New Hampshire.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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The technology is also lowering barriers for new entrants.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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On Wednesday, Raman said her administration would focus on lowering housing costs, protecting renters, reducing homelessness, improving city services, strengthening emergency response systems, supporting small businesses and fighting to retain jobs in the entertainment industry.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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The treatment rooms are spacious, and lying on the massage table felt like sinking into a cloud.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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The Cubs players continued to taunt Ruth at every opportunity, and a big one came their way in the bottom of the fourth inning when Jurges slashed a sinking liner into right field and the lumbering, top-heavy Babe muffed a shoestring catch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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But there is no doubt that the NAACP is right about the contradiction of people cheering the exploits of Black athletes at college programs while also cheering the diminishing of Black political representation.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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Loper said many states are facing difficulties raising money for transportation and anticipate diminishing revenue from taxes on gas as efficiency continues to improve and as electric vehicles become more common.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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The country’s ministry of culture and sports set out a series of rules and regulations which included no pyro, no face paint and no shouting of words that could be degrading towards any person on the field, not even the referee.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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The bones also were coated with a light layer of minerals from the surrounding seawater, which may have prevented them from degrading.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Prominent Maryland policymakers have claimed — without evidence — that data centers are depleting resources and increasing costs.—
Ross Marchand,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2026
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Some ran from the fog, quickly depleting their last reserves of oxygen, and started to gulp lungfuls of toxic air.—
Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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In 1993, a storm with baseball-size hail wiped out the local wheat harvest, depressing incomes and leaving the town too poor to remove damaged buildings.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Each is separately spring-loaded, depressing four millimeters at most (though they can be actuated with as little as two millimeters of travel) before bouncing back with a confirming click.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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“Reducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reducing. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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