toning (down)

present participle of tone (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for toning (down)
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Money floods into affected districts, muffling outrage precisely when constituents are most enraged.
    John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But many are now finding that geopolitics is blunting their ambitions.
    Joyce Jiang, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Other times, long rates resist or even rise, flattening the curve and blunting the Fed’s impact.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Other pain- and fever-reducing medications, such as ibuprofen and aspirin, carry risks during pregnancy, and acetaminophen is the only over-the-counter drug approved to treat fevers during pregnancy.
    Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Miran said that fewer immigrants should free up more housing and lower rental costs, reducing inflationary pressures.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Toning (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toning%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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