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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
New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Republicans argued the bill would accomplish little in the way of reducing rates and would demonize utility executives.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
Keeping an accurate count of your guest list is also imperative to reducing waste, Báez said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
Superintendent Crystal Leach said the school cost roughly $8 million to operate this year and that significantly reducing expenses would be difficult.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Encouraging just buses risks discouraging subway use and reducing the overall efficiency of the combined system.
—Jonathan Cohn, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The goal is to support focus while reducing strain.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Buy a window insulator kit with clear window film for reducing air leaks.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Supporters of the idea say a combined utility would be able to cut costs by reducing the number of employees.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 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
The system responded within milliseconds, fast enough to support real-time reactions such as pulling away from harmful contact or reducing applied force during interaction.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Republicans argued the bill would accomplish little in the way of reducing rates and would demonize utility executives.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
Keeping an accurate count of your guest list is also imperative to reducing waste, Báez said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
Superintendent Crystal Leach said the school cost roughly $8 million to operate this year and that significantly reducing expenses would be difficult.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Encouraging just buses risks discouraging subway use and reducing the overall efficiency of the combined system.
—Jonathan Cohn, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The goal is to support focus while reducing strain.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Buy a window insulator kit with clear window film for reducing air leaks.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Supporters of the idea say a combined utility would be able to cut costs by reducing the number of employees.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reducing
Noun
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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
Verb
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Biden opted to make South Carolina the Democrats’ first-in-the-nation primary state, advancing Nevada and Michigan in the schedule while dropping Iowa and demoting New Hampshire.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s efforts to reset the narrative include demoting Gregory Bovino from the Border Patrol’s commander of at-large operations overseeing ICE embeds.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The initiative is expected to restore 200 million gallons of water per year for ten years while lowering irrigation costs.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Deductions reduce a filer's taxable income, lowering their overall tax bill.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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And just as the questions are sinking into our souls, some mist starts to rise up from the floorboards of Tower 12 and turn itself into something like a human form, a specter, an apparition, a boy made real.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Panthers star caught fire at the tail end of the stanza, sinking eight points during the final two minutes as Whitman-Hanson broke things open at 40-24 entering the fourth.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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While tech giants pour billions into ever larger training runs, Hooker argues the approach is seeing diminishing returns.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The tech itself is also starting to show diminishing returns with each new model release.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Military planners outlined potential operational concepts aimed at degrading the program, including strikes on key manufacturing and development sites.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Making buses free risks degrading performance.—
Josh Appel,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That there are ways of getting outside yourself that enrich you rather than depleting you.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
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Research suggests that avid sports bettors are at risk of depleting their household savings, declaring bankruptcy, and even committing intimate-partner violence.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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Instead what followed was the slow disintegration of a championship core, an inability to reclimb the mountain and the slow, depressing slide into lamenting what could have been.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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In overwhelmingly Democratic districts, the outcome is almost always predetermined, further depressing turnout and weakening accountability.—
Grace Rauh,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Reducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reducing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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