subtracted

past tense of subtract

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of subtracted For example, a family of four with $1,000 in net monthly income would have $300 subtracted from the new $1,023 maximum, leaving the household with $723 in monthly SNAP benefits. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026 The amount is subtracted from their taxable estate, and the assets go to the charity — free of the income taxes that would otherwise be paid by the individual who inherits the estate. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 This also includes edges of the first type, however, meaning any edges that directly connect two boundary points to each other must, of course, be subtracted to avoid counting them twice. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 They are subtracted from growth because GDP is meant to count only domestic production. — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 They are subtracted from growth because GDP is only supposed to count domestic production. — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Grüneisl said the 100 dinars is subtracted from the wage of migrant workers, not added as a separate benefit. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026 When those other detections are subtracted from the total count, the geoneutrino signal from the mantle should be all that’s left. — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 But New Delhi-Beijing tensions have subtracted rather than multiplied the economic gains. — Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtracted
Verb
  • Whatever proceeds Fairlane mall fetches at next month's auction/sale are to be deducted from the $35 million judgement against Kohan and the LLC.
    — JC Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • And when the money is spent, it’s deducted from your available funds.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But Lamont notes that the public benefits charges have been sharply reduced since May as many residents now see a credit on their bills because the public benefits charges have been temporarily eliminated.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
  • An October 2025 ceasefire reduced the intensity of the fighting, but Israel has continued to carry out strikes, killing at least 1,375 people since the agreement went into effect, according to local health officials.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Subtracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtracted. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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