Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtracted (from)
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While many areas are seeing visibility reduced to between one and three miles, patchy dense fog is reducing visibilities to as low as one quarter mile in spots.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026 -
Unable to turn back against the strong currents of the Napo, the party, now reduced to just 50, carried on downriver toward the Amazon.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Content licensing revenues decreased 27% to $59 million primarily due to the timing and availability of deliveries in the period.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The median sale price for detached homes remained flat at $650,000, while attached homes decreased by 3% to $388,220.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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Impressively, the latest version of CosmicWatch is also being modified to measure primary cosmic rays aboard rockets and spacecraft.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Retailers, grocery stores and pharmacies may be closed or have modified hours for the holiday.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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According to CNEVPost, despite a strong initial reception, sales have tapered, with November deliveries falling to 4,870 units—one of the lowest monthly figures this year.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Dec. 2025
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It’s slightly tapered, but not tight.—
Kevin Gray,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Dec. 2025
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Davie’s successor will inherit an organization wrestling with its place in a media ecosystem dominated by overseas tech giants, as well as battling enemies closer to home, with conservative politicians and media proprietors wishing to see the BBC diminished during charter renewal.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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The war diminished Iran’s deterrence capability and exposed the regime’s weakness.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Team engineers have been beavering away, clawing back downforce slashed in the new rule definitions for how cars need to look and behave.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Police said the 30-year-old victim was stabbed in the back and slashed in the neck.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Armadillo chain downsized to one restaurant, on Bridgepointe Parkway in Foster City.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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Delays can increase the chances that a project ultimately is downsized – as happened with ConocoPhillips’ Willow project in Alaska – or canceled altogether.—
Skip York,
The Conversation,
9 Dec. 2025
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In any case, there’s cause for celebration now, as some 100,000 children will be covered in the initial implementation, which means tens of thousands of families that will have a significant burden lessened.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The 2005 visual was largely similar, but lessened the amount of protein recommended and added an icon representing physical activity.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Subtracted (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtracted%20%28from%29. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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