as in deducted
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
if you subtract 10 from 23, you get 13 you can subtract the time you spent daydreaming from your total homework time
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Recent Examples of subtracted
Politics, however, can’t be subtracted from this equation.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
For every second over 45 seconds, a thousand dollars would be subtracted.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
The business survey provides data on pay, hours worked and the number of jobs the US economy added or subtracted.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Under the definition of GDP, exports are added, and imports are subtracted from the total because the former are considered a product of the national economy, and the latter are expenditures that aren’t domestic products.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Additionally, there is still both orbital and spin angular momentum for the electron and proton, and the energy associated with that angular momentum cannot be subtracted away.
—Big Think, 22 Aug. 2025
That could make things exceedingly difficult for this suddenly inexperienced Oregon squad, which also subtracted plenty of key pieces on the defensive side of the ball, as well.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
That subtracted some meaning from an exhibition game that didn’t have much of it to spare.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2025
Then, the evil vector is subtracted before the AI is released into the world, leaving the model itself supposedly free of that unwanted trait.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2025
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
For every second over 45 seconds, a thousand dollars would be subtracted.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
The business survey provides data on pay, hours worked and the number of jobs the US economy added or subtracted.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Under the definition of GDP, exports are added, and imports are subtracted from the total because the former are considered a product of the national economy, and the latter are expenditures that aren’t domestic products.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Additionally, there is still both orbital and spin angular momentum for the electron and proton, and the energy associated with that angular momentum cannot be subtracted away.
—Big Think, 22 Aug. 2025
That could make things exceedingly difficult for this suddenly inexperienced Oregon squad, which also subtracted plenty of key pieces on the defensive side of the ball, as well.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
That subtracted some meaning from an exhibition game that didn’t have much of it to spare.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2025
Then, the evil vector is subtracted before the AI is released into the world, leaving the model itself supposedly free of that unwanted trait.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtracted
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If a customer has no option to disregard or modify the charge, it cannot be deducted from the employee’s income.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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For its entry-level healthcare package, Amazon employees will see $5 per week deducted from their pay; the company also said that, for standard visits, employees will pay a $5 copay.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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Nguyen said his office has avoided fee increases and kept costs low by automating administrative tasks and incorporating new technology such as an AI chatbot, which has significantly reduced call volume.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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Researchers hypothesized that, along with the rest of her diet, this habit kept her gut microbiome resembling that of a much younger person and reduced her levels of inflammation.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Subtracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtracted. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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