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as in demoting
to bring to a lower grade or rank
was reduced from team captain to team member as punishment for his misbehavior on the court
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as in lowering
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
you'll have to reduce the amount of money you spend on unnecessary purchases if you want to have any money left for retirement
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as in sinking
to diminish the price or value of
a mortgage crisis that reduced homes to their lowest level in a decade
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Recent Examples of reducing
Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
Moisturizing, soothing, and redness reducing, Erborian’s CC Cream is the ultimate cult-favorite beauty product.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
The Airhart ethos is focused on reducing the cognitive drain on the pilot.
—David Szondy
april 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
The goal is to shift safety from passive protection to active intervention, reducing the likelihood of loss-of-control scenarios.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Much of the Church’s engagement with Big Tech stems from the belief that AI can bear good fruit—reducing poverty, curing illness, spreading literacy—so long as its developers and users are well-intentioned and careful.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Over time, the culture itself starts selecting leaders who are best at reducing anxiety rather than producing excellence.
—Jonathan Alpert Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile another trial that was double-blind examined the use of ibogaine for reducing cocaine cravings and found fewer relapses in the drug group compared with the placebo group.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
Walker commended Polis for his emphasis on mitigation and for preventing claims or reducing their severity.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
This allows traders to capture gains while reducing risk.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
The long answer is that Estée Lauder’s Diamond Moisturizer is hydrating (as all moisturizers should be), firming, tightening, wrinkle-reducing, age spot-fading, and texture-smoothing.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
Moisturizing, soothing, and redness reducing, Erborian’s CC Cream is the ultimate cult-favorite beauty product.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
MacRumors thinks this could end up reducing the thickness of the iPhone’s display stack while improving brightness and minimizing power use.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
The Airhart ethos is focused on reducing the cognitive drain on the pilot.
—David Szondy
april 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
The goal is to shift safety from passive protection to active intervention, reducing the likelihood of loss-of-control scenarios.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Much of the Church’s engagement with Big Tech stems from the belief that AI can bear good fruit—reducing poverty, curing illness, spreading literacy—so long as its developers and users are well-intentioned and careful.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Over time, the culture itself starts selecting leaders who are best at reducing anxiety rather than producing excellence.
—Jonathan Alpert Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile another trial that was double-blind examined the use of ibogaine for reducing cocaine cravings and found fewer relapses in the drug group compared with the placebo group.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
Walker commended Polis for his emphasis on mitigation and for preventing claims or reducing their severity.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
This allows traders to capture gains while reducing risk.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reducing
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And Americans are responding to the messaging, with spending on these weight loss meds increasing and the obesity rate decreasing.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Dec. 2025
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With the circuit length decreasing, the Singapore Grand Prix increased the number of laps by one.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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As far as Williams, the Mets aren’t considering demoting him.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Chennai buckled down Kolkata to 36-2 in the power play despite Ajinkya Rahane demoting himself down the order after the skipper struggled to give his team strong starts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Her three towering masts, which stand at approximately 328 feet and support over 16,000 square feet of rigid sails, can be rotated a full 360 degrees to maximize the wind, thereby reducing fuel consumption, lowering operating costs, and increasing efficiency.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
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Nosy Iranja, Madagascar Off the coast of Madagascar, a lowering tide reveals two tiny islets from a sandbar.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Chicago White Sox left fielder Tanner Murray went all-out in the 10th inning Sunday against the Washington Nationals, diving to catch CJ Abrams’ sinking liner.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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This sinking motion diverges at the ocean surface and helps enhance the trade winds which blow from east to west.—
Trey Fulbright,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Arsenal had lost the game, and yet another chunk of their diminishing lead in the table.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Consolidation of power This diminishing of the role of the presidency and political legitimacy forms the background to any questions of succession now.—
Roxane Razavi,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some mineral sunscreen manufacturers add UV filters such as butyloctyl salicylic acid and ethylhexyl methoxycrylene to prevent SPF levels from degrading in zinc oxide, which Downs has linked to potential cancer risks and coral toxicity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Together, these mechanisms prevent the battery’s active materials from degrading or from escaping across the membrane, thereby ensuring long-term stability.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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But in this day and age of college football, with name, image and likeness deals keeping kids in college and depleting draft classes … are there really any reaches outside of the first 20 picks?—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Being undiagnosed for decades also cost us my fertility, depleting my ovarian reserve and leading to miscarriage after miscarriage with IVF and IUIs.—
Kristina Kasparian,
SELF,
22 Apr. 2026
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Aside from the exclusivity, part of the appeal also comes from great marketing and the personalities of the sad boys themselves, who embrace the image of the lonely pint, eaten as a pick-me-up during depressing moments in life.—
Colin Wrenn,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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The perky response of Hungary’s currency and equity markets, at a time when war in the Gulf is depressing asset prices everywhere, shows Orbanism clearly wasn’t working for business.—
Lionel Laurent,
Twin Cities,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Reducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reducing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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