subtracted (from)

past tense of subtract (from)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtracted (from)
Verb
  • In 2023, the NFL suspended Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams, who missed four games after his initial six-game suspension was reduced, for placing a bet on a non-NFL game from an NFL facility.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • However, Deadline reported that Grey's Anatomy had reduced the minimum guarantees for series regulars from 18 episodes per season to 14 during its 2024-25 season.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When pressed on how inflation increasing below market expectations does not mean prices did not rise at all, the White House cited examples of where prices decreased.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Swiss bank noted that Miami’s bubble risk had actually decreased since 2024 and over the past five years, Miami and the similarly sunny and wealthy Dubai have led the pack, averaging real price growth of roughly 50%.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Illston later modified the order, including by broadening it to cover six additional unions.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
  • About a third of full-service restaurants have modified their space over the past few years to account for the delivery boom, according to data from the National Restaurant Association.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The slouchy button-front cardigan pairs effortlessly with the matching straight-leg pants tapered at the ankle.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
  • On another occasion, he was spotted with another blue baseball cap and the back and sides of his head were obviously tapered.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nobody Wants This doesn’t fall off a creative cliff in its second season, but a lot of the charm is diminished.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • That’s not going to eliminate the nest, and ants may return when the chemical residue has diminished.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some $465,000 in funding that Kristi House planned to use to support mental health and trauma therapists was slashed from an early version of the Miami-Dade budget, but was restored when the county commission approved the final budget in September.
    Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Capital Area Food Bank has seen some of its own federal funding slashed even as demand skyrockets.
    The NPR Network, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Republican president has downsized his foreign policy team since his first term, eschewing the typical array of advisers at the National Security Council in favor of a core group of loyalists.
    Chris Megerian, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Supervisors then pivoted to Lemon Grove and downsized the scope of the proposal, which originally included 150 tiny homes.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While most thought this would be a devastating blow to the Buccaneers' offense, the impact of his absence has been lessened due to the great play of rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, who ranks inside the top five in receiving yards through six weeks.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The swelling had lessened, too.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Subtracted (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtracted%20%28from%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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