subtracts (from)

verb

present tense third-person singular of subtract (from)
as in cuts down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtracts (from)
  1. decreases
  2. reduces
  3. modifies
  4. tapers
  5. moderates
  6. diminishes
  7. retrenches
  8. shrinks
Verb
  • Splitting the shot up decreases vaccination rates and leaves children unprotected over a longer period, experts say.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • When employees actively participate in shaping the policies that govern their day-to-day experience, engagement rises and turnover decreases.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreases
Verb
  • There is a possibility that the strengthening El Niño weather event creates a mild early winter in northeast Asia which reduces demand, Drinkwater said.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The faster process reduces energy which is lost as waste heat.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of reduces
Verb
  • An agent that calls the wrong API or modifies the wrong record creates consequences a hallucinated sentence simply cannot.
    — Hemant Kashyap, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • So the team fed AlphaFold versions of a target DNA sequence, along with a guide RNA, the Cas9 sequence, and an enzyme that chemically modifies bases and can stick to Cas9.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Definition of modifies
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  • The ideal location would be a wide area of groundwater flow that tapers into a narrow region.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Men’s styles include the 501 Loose, a roomier take on the classic button fly and straight leg, and the Baggy Barrel, a roomy silhouette that tapers at the ankle and has waist adjusters for a customizable fit.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of tapers
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  • In Kelowna, wine begins with the water—grapes can’t grow this far north without the lake, which moderates the valley’s climate year-round.
    — Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026
  • So the strategic release temporarily moderates price increases.
    — Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of moderates
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  • The filter significantly diminishes elements commonly found in water that can be damaging, like chlorine, hydrogen sulfide, heavy metals, and more.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026
  • My belief in the freshmen’s collective greatness diminishes throughout the program.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of diminishes
Verb
  • Guatemala became the third Latin American government to declare a state of emergency to combat gang violence, as the region retrenches around security.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • If the United States further retrenches from Colombia, Beijing will seek to deepen its influence.
    — KEVIN WHITAKER, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2025
Definition of retrenches
Verb
  • Setting price records becomes easier when the measuring unit shrinks.
    — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • If his on-pitch role shrinks, so too will his market value next summer.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrinks
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