as in reduced
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
the company downsized its overseas operations in an attempt to cut costs
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Recent Examples of downsized
On the unscripted side, Lifetime cut the majority of its non-scripted team last month and there have been a number of production companies that have downsized, and some even gone out of business.
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Peter White, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Engineering and training teams are downsized.
—Jim Vinoski, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The company planned to build a new headquarters in the Seaport, but the project didn’t materialize, and the company downsized to a smaller office in downtown Boston in 2023.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Not only is the body of the vehicle scaled down, but the engine and price are downsized as well.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Not only is the body of the vehicle scaled down, but the engine and price are downsized as well.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Whether Washington has downsized government departments, clawed back or launched investigations into diversity programs or campus antisemitism, the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs has confronted many of the same challenges as elite universities across the nation.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Sullivan University put its only residence hall for sale, moved to an off-campus housing model and downsized its campus offerings this year.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
The states, including California, New York and Washington, argue that the threat of losing the funding alone has put numerous projects at risk of being cancelled, delayed or downsized.
—Jack Brook, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Peter White, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Engineering and training teams are downsized.
—Jim Vinoski, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The company planned to build a new headquarters in the Seaport, but the project didn’t materialize, and the company downsized to a smaller office in downtown Boston in 2023.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Not only is the body of the vehicle scaled down, but the engine and price are downsized as well.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Not only is the body of the vehicle scaled down, but the engine and price are downsized as well.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Whether Washington has downsized government departments, clawed back or launched investigations into diversity programs or campus antisemitism, the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs has confronted many of the same challenges as elite universities across the nation.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Sullivan University put its only residence hall for sale, moved to an off-campus housing model and downsized its campus offerings this year.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
The states, including California, New York and Washington, argue that the threat of losing the funding alone has put numerous projects at risk of being cancelled, delayed or downsized.
—Jack Brook, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downsized
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Passenger travel time between Paris, Europe’s second-largest metropolitan area, and Milan, Europe’s third-largest metropolitan area, will be reduced to 4½ hours from 6½-7½ hours.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nearly half the agency's staff has been reduced, including hundreds of FSA employees.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The study led by Phillips that published last year found that the vaccine reduced signs of chlamydia during a koala's breeding age and decreased death from the disease by 64%.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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Darrow says the orchard’s acreage has decreased by half, mirroring the state’s overall decline since 2000.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Downsized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downsized. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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