subtract (from)

verb

Definition of subtract (from)next
as in to cut down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtract (from)
  1. cut down
  2. reduce
  3. modify
  4. decrease
  5. moderate
  6. diminish
  7. lessen
  8. slash
Verb
  • If the war does indeed come to an end and oil keeps falling, Warsh might get breathing room for rate cuts down the line.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 June 2026
  • Courtesy of the Abu Haikal family Haikal said his family’s own homes have been targeted in settler attacks, including having stones thrown at their home, their crops destroyed, trees cut down and property stolen.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 16 June 2026
Definition of cut down
Verb
  • The South in particular faces higher rates of obesity and other health challenges that have further reduced the pool of eligible recruits and contributed to higher injury rates during basic training, according to service data.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The historic supply shock has also been softened by other factors, including alternative export routes out of the Gulf, China reducing its oil imports, the United States increasing production and drawdowns from global oil stockpiles.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of reduce
Verb
  • L3Harris also delivered a 747 to the White House to serve as an interim Air Force One in June, after modifying the gifted jet from Qatar’s royal family.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Keeping the Chinese drones isolated The Air Force also plans to modify the aircraft before they are used.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of modify
Verb
  • As would be expected, oil demand was forced to decrease, to match available supply.
    — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Only 15% believed the statements would decrease the patients’ likelihood of seeking treatment—even though that's what tended to happen in the researchers' simulations.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of decrease
Verb
  • His interest in moderating panels was sparked a couple of years ago by another panelist and the encouragement of his friends.
    — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • But most of those reactions — injection site pain, muscle and joint pain, nausea and vomiting, fever, headache and chills — were mild to moderate and went away within days.
    — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of moderate
Verb
  • The term refers to when tobacco companies in the 1990s were forced to pay billions of dollars for misleading the public about the safety and potential harms of their products, and subsequently saw their power and influence dramatically diminished.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The filter significantly diminishes elements commonly found in water that can be damaging, like chlorine, hydrogen sulfide, heavy metals, and more.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of diminish
Verb
  • Drinking less alcohol may lessen next-day effects but zebra striping cannot eliminate hangovers entirely.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The companies say that the partnership is also designed to lessen the burden for business owners with resolving complex financial issues and eliminates the task of managing separate applications for bookkeeping, invoicing, banking, and cash flow.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of lessen
Verb
  • Now, hundreds of regional airports across the country have lost commercial service entirely or seen their flight schedules slashed.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • China has slashed its imports by 4 million barrels per day to 5 million barrels per day, which has played a key role in keeping crude prices from surging higher during the Iran war, McNally told CNBC.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of slash
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