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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
Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
But the practical effect also meant that the entire second floor of the hotel was turned over to the pope, reducing its capacity for paying guests.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Bardossas said she's been passionate about consuming organic food and reducing her family's exposure to chemicals for a long time.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
While not as tangible as having cash in hand, reducing the number of shares effectively means that each share an investor owns is a bigger piece of the overall pie.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
According to Fordham, another great noise-reducing strategy is underfoot.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Ginger Tea Ginger is known for its digestive benefits, including reducing bloating and stomach upset.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2026
That means potentially shutting down or reducing ice time for some of its biggest stars who are playing through nagging injuries.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Powerful storms that whipped up tornadoes killed four people in southern Michigan, including a 12-year-old boy, and two people in eastern Oklahoma on Friday, reducing homes to rubble and leaving a swath of damage.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 7 Mar. 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 departments of Commerce, Housing and Urban Development and Transportation, along with the Federal Housing Finance Agency, are instructed to eliminate regulations and update programs that are reducing residential development.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
But the practical effect also meant that the entire second floor of the hotel was turned over to the pope, reducing its capacity for paying guests.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Bardossas said she's been passionate about consuming organic food and reducing her family's exposure to chemicals for a long time.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
While not as tangible as having cash in hand, reducing the number of shares effectively means that each share an investor owns is a bigger piece of the overall pie.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
According to Fordham, another great noise-reducing strategy is underfoot.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Ginger Tea Ginger is known for its digestive benefits, including reducing bloating and stomach upset.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2026
That means potentially shutting down or reducing ice time for some of its biggest stars who are playing through nagging injuries.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Powerful storms that whipped up tornadoes killed four people in southern Michigan, including a 12-year-old boy, and two people in eastern Oklahoma on Friday, reducing homes to rubble and leaving a swath of damage.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 7 Mar. 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
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In late January, the president put border czar Tom Homan in charge of the crackdown, effectively demoting the Border Patrol’s Greg Bovino.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Tampa Bay gave up on Bradley at age 24, demoting him to the minors in his third MLB season and trading him to the Twins at last year’s deadline.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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In fact, the American College of Sports Medicine identifies gait as neuromotor training — a key component of overall fitness because of its role in supporting functional movement and lowering injury risk.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Washington — The Senate approved a package of bills aimed at lowering housing costs on Thursday, the most sweeping housing legislation in decades and a rare point of bipartisan consensus in an election year, with the issue of affordability top of mind for many voters.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Here's a closer look at the court’s sinking poll numbers.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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The purposeful kicks counter her body’s buoyancy, bringing her down to about 30 feet, then to neutral buoyancy for 10 more feet, and, finally, to negative buoyancy—or freefall, sinking—below 50 to 60 feet.—
Stella Fong,
Outside,
10 Mar. 2026
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But its premise never evolves enough to let loose in ridiculous fashion, yielding diminishing returns.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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The diminishing results amplified his idiosyncrasies.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Now both the stock and value of its human capital is degrading, and almost no one is doing anything to stop it.—
Allison Schrager,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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These goals are not incompatible, of course, and all involve degrading Iran’s ability to project force beyond its borders.—
Marie-Rose Sheinerman,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Trump dismissed reports suggesting that recent military operations against Iran were rapidly depleting key missile inventories, arguing instead that the US is moving to significantly strengthen its industrial base.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Mar. 2026
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That included center Marco Rossi going to the Canucks, depleting the Wild’s depth there while getting better on the blue line.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Reeves had hoped her statement to the House of Commons would be a relatively low-key affair, but economists are warning that the Iran war could upend the forecasts, depressing growth, stoking inflation and increasing debt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Incarceration certainly plays a key role in depressing voter turnout, which lags, in no small part, because felony convictions have made so many people ineligible.—
Kevin B. Smith,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Reducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reducing. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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