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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 retrenching
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
This retreat from church mirrors a larger retrenching.
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John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Networks and streamers, which have spent the past few years retrenching, may be regaining their appetite for risk.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
General manager Pat Verbeek is keeping things tight to the vest but the Ducks, after years of retrenching into a painful rebuild and totally reshaping the club, are now in a position to add talent at the deadline instead of selling.
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Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
But what if the mission changes, and the organization turns from all-out going for it to a form of retrenching?
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Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
This is not the strategy of a retrenching United States.
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Rebeccah Heinrichs,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Dec. 2025
The store is seeking to enter a new phase of growth by retrenching its retail leadership in France while accelerating its global ambitions across both flagship locations and digital platforms.
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Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
The museum did some retrenching earlier this year, eliminating some staff positions and long-vacant roles, citing sharply rising operational costs in the face of slower growth in revenue and philanthropic support.
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Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
So far from a reset, Noem’s removal is a retrenching — an effort to remove our focus from the deeply troubling link between immigration policy and the threat to democracy while actually grinding forward on that dark path.
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Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
This retreat from church mirrors a larger retrenching.
—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
There has been a lot of talk recently about Saudi Arabia retrenching from sports.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Networks and streamers, which have spent the past few years retrenching, may be regaining their appetite for risk.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
General manager Pat Verbeek is keeping things tight to the vest but the Ducks, after years of retrenching into a painful rebuild and totally reshaping the club, are now in a position to add talent at the deadline instead of selling.
—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
But what if the mission changes, and the organization turns from all-out going for it to a form of retrenching?
—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
This is not the strategy of a retrenching United States.
—
Rebeccah Heinrichs,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Dec. 2025
The store is seeking to enter a new phase of growth by retrenching its retail leadership in France while accelerating its global ambitions across both flagship locations and digital platforms.
—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
The museum did some retrenching earlier this year, eliminating some staff positions and long-vacant roles, citing sharply rising operational costs in the face of slower growth in revenue and philanthropic support.
—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrenching
Noun
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The result is not a broad retrenchment of higher education, but a large-scale reallocation of resources intended to align universities more closely with the country's economic priorities.
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Among the movies widely tipped for Venice this year are Bunker, Wild Horse Nine and Bucking Fastard, however, like Cannes, the festival is also grappling with a retrenchment from major studios.
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This lifts the hull out of the water, reducing hydrodynamic drag and minimizing wake generation.
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On Tuesday, Uzbekistan was soundly thrashed by Portugal 5-0 — significantly reducing the country's chances to qualify for the next round of play in this World Cup, the first ever for a Central Asian nation.
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Add shortening and continue cutting in until flour is pale yellow and resembles coarse cornmeal with butter bits no larger than small peas.
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Cut in butter or shortening until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
Verb
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Top brands are slashing prices on laptops and tablets, with discounts on favorites like Apple AirTags.
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While the marketplace’s official sale starts on June 23, some brands are already slashing prices, including Avidlove.
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The cost of the pool renovation has risen to $16 million, federal contracting records show.
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If your area gets cold in the winter, store it to keep the resin from contracting and expanding and becoming weaker.
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Jangoo and Chase batted cautiously in the first hour before cutting loose just before lunch.
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The ribbon-cutting event was a somewhat soggy affair (got to love that unpredictable Florida weather) but a happy one for Seth and the 20+ IONNA employees that made the road trip down from their corporate office in Raleigh, NC.
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Block cut more than 4,000 jobs in February, shrinking its workforce from over 10,000 to just under 6,000.
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Part of Exemplar’s plan to focus more on luxury involves shrinking its footprint, going from around 170 stores last year to just 49 now.
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In Europe, shares also fell sharply as the pan-European Stoxx 600 shed around 1%, paring earlier deeper losses by the afternoon.
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More and more people are solving that exact problem by paring down instead of piling on.
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“Retrenching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrenching. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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