toning (down)

present participle of tone (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for toning (down)
Verb
  • Coaxing summer-flowering annuals to flower in fall is hit and miss as nutrient availability is dwindling and hours of daylight are decreasing.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The central bank is expected to start decreasing rates at its meeting next week after being on pause since December.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For now at least, that reality isn’t blunting the temporary ardor for counter-attack.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Almost 12 million lower-income Americans would lose their health insurance by 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), blunting the significant coverage gains made under the ACA.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • The French prime minister was widely expected to lose the motion after failing to win support from political rivals on both the right and left for 2026 budget plans aimed at reducing the country's yawning budget deficit.
    Ganesh Rao,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • At Tufts University, scientists have developed a new drug that aims to boost weight loss while also reducing the nausea, muscle loss and weight regain associated with popular GLP-1 medications.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 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 15 Sep. 2025.

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