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as in to demote
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 to decrease
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 to lower
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 reduce
This selective response is the key to reduced energy consumption and faster processing time.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
This cycle reduces risk, uncovers insights and results in products that are manufacturable, desirable and viable in the market.
—Ryan Gray, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
But Guler is a key player under Alonso and will continue to start many matches, especially if the coach plays two forwards instead of three, which would reduce competition in midfield.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
What became clear to me is that, too often, conversations about Israel and other heated topics are reduced to ideological sound bites.
—Rchin Bari, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
This cycle reduces risk, uncovers insights and results in products that are manufacturable, desirable and viable in the market.
—Ryan Gray, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
But Guler is a key player under Alonso and will continue to start many matches, especially if the coach plays two forwards instead of three, which would reduce competition in midfield.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
What became clear to me is that, too often, conversations about Israel and other heated topics are reduced to ideological sound bites.
—Rchin Bari, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduce
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Jerome Ford is not a feature back and should be demoted once Judkins proves capable at pass protection and blitz pickups after missing all of training camp.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Many coup backers are simply demoted or purged from the government without facing trial or execution.—
Joe Wright,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
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They’re formulated with hydrating ingredients designed to decrease puffiness and help with dark circles.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
12 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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Today’s batteries depend on scarce resources like lithium and cobalt and degrade over time.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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These perform well at low to medium heat, but begin to degrade around 500 °F, potentially releasing harmful fumes that can pose health risks.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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The key point, however, is that significant supply from the pipeline will weaken the economics of new export facilities and depress the global LNG market.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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However, without Chinese demand, this abundant supply threatens to further depress prices and worsen farmers’ financial distress.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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These agreements phased out the majority of ozone-depleting substances.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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When rates begin to drop, buyers who were also waiting will begin to buy, depleting inventory and ultimately driving prices even higher due to demand.—
Jason Peters,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Nate Bargatze’s running total for the Boys & Girls Clubs started at $100,000 and sank embarrassingly into negative territory as winners ran long.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The big blue gum out front clawed at the darkness, the hillside in back sank into a void of shadow, and the sky grinned its canescent grin.—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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That transition will bring with it some advantages (the conflict of being a part of the Comcast empire is diminished) but also challenges.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Many observers feel that the family’s power in Thailand is diminished, and its long dominant political machine could finally be out of steam.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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This clever material, the team found, is able to attenuate all types of heat transfer.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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However, for the highly engaged workaholics, this health impairment process was markedly attenuated.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Reduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduce. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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