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as in lowered
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as in diminished
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as in demoted
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 decreased
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 depressed
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 reduced
Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
The final amount could be affected by two factors — the number of claims and how much of the settlement fund is reduced to cover legal fees and costs.
—CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
The carrier has also reduced time for deployment of fighter jets.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
Will they be reduced or distributed to other cabinet level agencies like Treasury, the Department of Justice, and Health and Human Services?
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Ipswich Town on Friday reduced the gap at the top of the Premier League table to six points.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The European Space Agency (ESA) has also reduced the maximum time spent in LEO for its new missions from 25 to five years, while NASA is reassessing its mitigation policies.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
To lose Fernandes, United’s captain and talisman, so cheaply and have his side reduced to 10 men was the worst possible restart for a coach fighting to navigate an unfamiliar period without enough time to implement his ideas properly on the training ground.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
O'Reilly said that the police department reduced the number of abuse complaints and use of Taser, which had been leading to costly lawsuits.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
The final amount could be affected by two factors — the number of claims and how much of the settlement fund is reduced to cover legal fees and costs.
—CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
The carrier has also reduced time for deployment of fighter jets.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
Will they be reduced or distributed to other cabinet level agencies like Treasury, the Department of Justice, and Health and Human Services?
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Ipswich Town on Friday reduced the gap at the top of the Premier League table to six points.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The European Space Agency (ESA) has also reduced the maximum time spent in LEO for its new missions from 25 to five years, while NASA is reassessing its mitigation policies.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
To lose Fernandes, United’s captain and talisman, so cheaply and have his side reduced to 10 men was the worst possible restart for a coach fighting to navigate an unfamiliar period without enough time to implement his ideas properly on the training ground.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduced
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But even if Rossi does get demoted to PP2, his even-strength time alongside an MVP-caliber winger should make up for it.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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So poor has the fit been between Skinner and the Oilers that the winger didn’t even make it through the first homestand in October before he was demoted out of the top six.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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Crews entered the cabin of each gondola from above and lowered people's equipment to the ground.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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The Wild snapped a four-game losing streak, scored more than two goals in a game and at least lowered the rising temperature heading into the NHL’s holiday hiatus by rallying for a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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The upper feature natural nubuck leather and the midsole a compressed EVA foam and carbon fiber shank.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Scuba divers reach depths of roughly 100 feet and have to ingest compressed air containing nitrogen.—
Mariette Williams,
Essence,
25 Feb. 2025
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When the tile degraded, the gaps were filled in with livestock bones.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Dec. 2024
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That’s good news, considering phosphorous pollution has degraded water quality in the Everglades for decades and remains a challenge.—
Rebecca Blackwell,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Dec. 2024
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The move was a big one for the Red Sox pitching staff, but left Boston's catching pipeline depleted.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Social Security trust fund depletion dates get closer In 2024, the Social Security trustees projected the trust fund the program relies on to help pay retirement benefits may be depleted in 2033.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Window closing on discount weight-loss drugs Many Americans have turned to compounding pharmacies to get popular weight-loss drugs, due to lack of availability or expensive retail price tags.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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And some stores, like discount German grocers Lidl and Aldi, are limiting the number of egg purchases.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That is particularly important given the condensed, European game schedules of Liverpool and Arsenal (and potentially Forest next season if their form continues).—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The games are played on a condensed 79x50 court to enhance the pace of the matchups.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Recession fears have diminished, inflation is trending back toward 2 percent, and the labor market has rebalanced, but remains strong.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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The theme of running recurred, as did moments of isolation, with Abraham appearing preoccupied and diminished, unable to fully participate as the others moved around him.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Reduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduced. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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