SUBTRACTED (FROM) Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

subtracted (from)

verb

past tense of subtract (from)

as in cut down

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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

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He was sentenced to four years’ probation and initially ordered to stay away from his ex-wife and two children for six years, which was later reduced to two years, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
The film, set between the years 1945 and 1947, depicts a society struggling to recover from war, only to be reduced, once again, by the arrival of a kaiju (as giant monsters are known in Japanese, and to fans of the corresponding film genre).

— Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

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In a further wrinkle, the researchers found that warmer weather increased mouse numbers but decreased nymphal ticks.

— Clarissa Brincat, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2026
Since then, available retail space has declined by about 13% with the restructuring of the Water Tower Place, and store vacancies have decreased by 2%, according to Gregory Kirsch, managing broker for Kirsch agencies.

— Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

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Membrane enables ion transport To improve the movement of fluoride ions, the researchers modified the polymer membrane using a mixture of two solvents, 1,3-dioxolane (DOL) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
According to MotherSphere, four Javascript files for the game were modified with to contain malicious computer code.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of modified

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Invite more than four, the regular season would be severely diminished and the very structure of the game would crumble.

— Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 9 Nov. 2026
The political craftsmanship lies in making an agreement sufficiently appealing that neither side feels diminished by wearing it.

— Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of diminished

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Ionis Pharmaceuticals lost more than $1 billion in market value on Monday after the company slashed sales projections for a triglyceride-lowering drug the biotech and Wall Street analysts believe is a potential blockbuster.

— Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 10 Nov. 2026
Milei’s austerity drive has produced a rare budget surplus and slashed annual inflation from 200% to about 32%.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of slashed

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The digital equity push, meanwhile, has been downsized as it’s switched to county funding.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Some lamented the format—essentially a full-length rendition of the LP, nothing more; venues were downsized as excitement (and prurient interest in the album’s salacious subject matter) began to dull.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of downsized

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