as in reduced
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to change the way things are done in order to spend less money
When the economy slowed, the company was forced to retrench.
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Recent Examples of retrenched
Super Micro Computer is in growth mode at a time when some tech companies have retrenched in the Bay Area, while others are seeking larger new office spaces.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
But the business has retrenched recently.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
George Avalos, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
But the business has retrenched recently.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrenched
Verb
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As Russia reduced flows, prices spiked, pushing up energy bills and helping fuel a cost of living crisis.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, the report states, about 1% of the district’s more than 83,000 employees are likely to lose a job or have their pay reduced.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The rival’s face was slashed during an attack in prison and stabbed by two inmates in another prison less than a month later.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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Thomas, 32, was found handcuffed with her throat slashed in her southeast Charlotte home near her 10-month-old baby’s crib on July 27, 1990.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This week’s spat in Belgium came soon after the US ambassador to Poland, Tom Rose, announced on February 5 that the US would cut ties with Włodzimierz Czarzasty, the speaker of Poland’s lower parliament, the Sejm.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Superintendent Brian Yearwood originally proposed cutting academic instructional coaches as part of a plan to address a $188 million deficit in the 2026-27 budget.—
Kathryn Muchnick,
Louisville Courier Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
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Our infrastructure has failed to meet the demands of rapid expansion, as evidenced by the 12-year neglect of Eastland, which resulted in job losses and decreased tax revenue.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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With regard to housing, incentives can be made available, lot sizes decreased, and alternative approaches are plentiful.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Some stocks have since pared their losses.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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And every time stocks have rallied, an equally relentless wave of skeptics has pared those gains.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But the goods deficit with Canada shrank by 26% to $46 billion.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Since its founding, the Northfield Allotments have shrunk to a few acres, land siphoned off over the years by developers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In eighth grade, she got dropped on her hip at a tourney in Bennett.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Pixel 10a uses Corning Gorilla Glass 7i to protect the screen, which resists breakage when dropped up to 1 meter on asphalt.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Retrenched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrenched. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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