subtracts

present tense third-person singular of subtract

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reduces
Verb
  • This not only reinforces clarity, but also reduces the reliance on employees having to scribble notes word for word to decode later.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Subtracts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtracts. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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