subtracting (from)

verb

present participle of subtract (from)
as in cutting down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtracting (from)
  1. reducing
  2. decreasing
  3. modifying
  4. summing up
  5. tapering
  6. diminishing
  7. downsizing
  8. slashing
Verb
  • The new councilmember will face pressure to increase revenue and cut costs without reducing access to city services or compromising their quality.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The legislation would give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission greater authority over cryptocurrency trading while reducing the Securities and Exchange Commission's role in overseeing certain digital assets.
    — Mike Winters, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of reducing
Verb
  • Her priorities include lowering costs by expanding Medicaid, fully funded pre-kindergarten and decreasing property taxes in a sustainable way.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Black representation is already decreasing at City Hall, a concern among some Black community leaders.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of decreasing
Verb
  • Further, modifying the nanoparticle sizes, ligand chain lengths, or overall electrical charges allows full control over the resulting material.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • For most people, manually modifying system firmware introduces additional risks.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of modifying
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  • One man, summing up the shock, anger and frustration for everyone, stared straight ahead and at one in particular, gathering up whatever air was left in his lungs and yelled one more f-bomb for good measure.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Beautiful words—really summing up what her whole career is about.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of summing up
Verb
  • This new remote is much more rounded at the bottom end, tapering upward into a completely flat top.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The steadiest rain is tapering, but the umbrella is definitely the more useful accessory than the sunglasses today.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of tapering
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  • Everybody raves about the myriad of health benefits that comes along with dry brushing—from physically exfoliating your skin and eliminating strawberry skin to increasing blood flow and potentially diminishing the appearance of circulation.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026
  • There is no denying that Trump’s efforts in Iran are diminishing his party’s chances of retaining Congress.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of diminishing
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  • The scenarios in which these tradeoffs may take place are wide-ranging, with the Anthropic researchers citing opening an auto plant, downsizing a company, and manipulating election sentiment as examples.
    — Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The brewery is scaling back its operations to maintain stability, which includes downsizing its production capacity and transitioning to a smaller facility.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of downsizing
Verb
  • Medicare could soon save beneficiaries over a billion dollars on prescription drugs — without slashing the price of a single medicine.
    — Ted Okon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Republican Scott Walker won that year, and over the next eight years enacted a wide array of Republican priorities that included drastically scaling back union rights, slashing taxes and requiring voters to show identification at the polls.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of slashing
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