subtracting (from)

present participle of subtract (from)

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Verb
  • The French prime minister was widely expected to lose the motion after failing to win support from political rivals on both the right and left for 2026 budget plans aimed at reducing the country's yawning budget deficit.
    Ganesh Rao,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • At Tufts University, scientists have developed a new drug that aims to boost weight loss while also reducing the nausea, muscle loss and weight regain associated with popular GLP-1 medications.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the first fiscal quarter ended June 28, sales in Greater China were down 5 percent, with mainland China decreasing 4 percent.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Use a Weighted Vest Weight loss requires increasing daily physical activity, decreasing daily caloric intake, or both.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Housing experts suggest that modifying zoning laws to permit smaller lot sizes is the most effective approach to developing smaller, affordable homes.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
  • At the highest level, a good story has to reflect its audience while modifying that reflection.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The style features an exaggerated fit that balloons out from the hip before tapering at the ankle, creating a sculptural, banana-like silhouette, according to British Vogue.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Many full-size van models also lack the necessary width for a transverse rear bed, tapering in toward the roof to cut width below what's necessary for a builder to install a transverse bed in the over-load floor space.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The difference is the wisdom to recognize that giving away public-trust land and diminishing our quality of life forsakes the permanent greater good for the temporary benefit of a few developers and residents.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • In an era of diminishing trust in government institutions and the media, conspiracy theories about high-profile crimes can get significant traction in the absence of a conclusive motive.
    Ernesto Londoño, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This statement comes after about 100 employees, including researchers, were fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s violence prevention division in August due to downsizing by HHS — less than two weeks after a shooting attacking the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In January 2024, a downsizing Groupon moved to smaller digs downtown, leaving a 300,000-square-foot hole in the onetime nexus of the Chicago tech scene.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Witnesses and lawmakers wrestled with NASA’s budget priorities, highlighting concern that the administration’s 2026 budget request tilts heavily toward exploration while slashing science programs.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Such reviews have led to companies clearing the deck for new CEOs by slashing top and bottom line expectations, leaving stocks vulnerable to steep corrections.
    Chloe Taylor,Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, a cooling in workers’ pay gains is coming at a time when inflation is starting to heat back up, putting an additional damper on already moderating consumer spending.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Nonetheless, management warned that tariffs could lead to a reduction in FY2025 operating income by $100–150 million, moderating its modest growth forecast.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Subtracting (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtracting%20%28from%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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