Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtracting (from)
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Making the swap can save you from packing three extra shoes in your bag, reducing your luggage weight considerably.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Since 2000, investments in reducing malaria have prevented more than 2 billion cases and nearly 13 million deaths, according to the World Health Organization, but recent foreign aid cuts are putting programs to control and eliminate the disease at risk.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The gain, however, was short lived, and the write-off percentage started decreasing by 20% annual increments in 2023.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Researchers said despite having a conservation status of least concern, there is evidence that its populations are decreasing.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Researchers at Seoul National University have improved the performance and stability of aqueous zinc-ion batteries by modifying a single molecule in the electrolyte.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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After graduating from college, Pendleton began her career as a cartographic engineer, designing and modifying maps at the dawn of the computer age.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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Football, it could be argued, is diminishing its worth by almost never taking a break and playing virtually year-round.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Risks of multivitamins Many of us grew up striving for 100% on every test, but overachieving with multivitamins comes with risk—diminishing their benefits or causing harmful side effects.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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That represents over 20% of her downsizing proceeds.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Demand tailwinds for office overall continue, as company downsizing rates are stabilizing.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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For Paul, campaigning to reelect Massie is a clear opportunity to emphasize some of his breaks with Trump while praising some of the president’s other actions, like moving to dismantle the Education Department or slashing foreign aid.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The sheer magnitude of the cuts—including a 40 percent slashing of money going to the National Institutes of Health—would do severe harm to biomedical researchers and the industries that serve or rely on them.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Marcello Paolillo served as project manager of the 14th edition this August, with AC Coppens of The Catalysts moderating the event.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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The letter, a response to subpoenas from the House Judiciary Committee, explains in no uncertain terms that the company is taking a more relaxed approach to moderating political content on YouTube.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Subtracting (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtracting%20%28from%29. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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