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verb

present participle of retrench
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formal to change the way things are done in order to spend less money When the economy slowed, the company was forced to retrench.

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Recent Examples of retrenching
Noun
This retreat from church mirrors a larger retrenching. — John Blake, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025 So far from a reset, Noem’s removal is a retrenching — an effort to remove our focus from the deeply troubling link between immigration policy and the threat to democracy while actually grinding forward on that dark path. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
Networks and streamers, which have spent the past few years retrenching, may be regaining their appetite for risk. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026 But what if the mission changes, and the organization turns from all-out going for it to a form of retrenching? — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026 This is not the strategy of a retrenching United States. — Rebeccah Heinrichs, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2025 There has been a lot of talk recently about Saudi Arabia retrenching from sports. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 May 2026 The store is seeking to enter a new phase of growth by retrenching its retail leadership in France while accelerating its global ambitions across both flagship locations and digital platforms. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025 The museum did some retrenching earlier this year, eliminating some staff positions and long-vacant roles, citing sharply rising operational costs in the face of slower growth in revenue and philanthropic support. — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025 General manager Pat Verbeek is keeping things tight to the vest but the Ducks, after years of retrenching into a painful rebuild and totally reshaping the club, are now in a position to add talent at the deadline instead of selling. — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrenching
  1. retrenchment
  2. reducing
  3. shortening
  4. slashing
  5. contracting
  6. cutting
  7. shrinking
  8. paring
Noun
  • The result is not a broad retrenchment of higher education, but a large-scale reallocation of resources intended to align universities more closely with the country's economic priorities.
    — Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Among the movies widely tipped for Venice this year are Bunker, Wild Horse Nine and Bucking Fastard, however, like Cannes, the festival is also grappling with a retrenchment from major studios.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 June 2026
Definition of retrenchment
Verb
  • Manucurist formulates its masks with panthenol, a form of vitamin B5, to hydrate and strengthen dry nails over time, reducing breakage.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • Even tiny electromagnetic disturbances can disrupt the quantum states that perform calculations, reducing the accuracy and reliability of the system.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of reducing
Noun
  • In 2023, Wimbledon joined the other Grand Slam tournaments in shortening matches from five to three sets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • These large-range movements keep your body moving through the stretch, shortening and lengthening your muscles.
    — Hannah Harper, Health, 1 July 2026
Definition of shortening
Verb
  • Then Ferrari’s team reboots the underlying technology—centralizing server costs, cleaning up sprawling codebases—while slashing costs.
    — Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Higgins said her solution is to speed up permitting by slashing red tape — both for these types of large, city projects and for home and business owners trying to install resilient upgrades.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of slashing
Noun
  • Three years in, a contracting partner pulled him into a bear hug at a holiday party, tears in his eyes, telling him how much being part of it meant.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Details remain sketchy, but among the benefits touted by supporters is that the department would enjoy contracting and procurement powers theoretically free from mayoral influence and could put violence interrupters and other CVI workers on the city payroll for the first time.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Definition of contracting
Verb
  • The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The Rockets essentially dumped Finney-Smith in a cost-cutting move after making some free agent transactions, notably signing guard Marcus Smart, and surrendered three second-rounders to the Hornets to seal the deal.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Definition of cutting
Verb
  • Block cut more than 4,000 jobs in February, shrinking its workforce from over 10,000 to just under 6,000.
    — Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Part of Exemplar’s plan to focus more on luxury involves shrinking its footprint, going from around 170 stores last year to just 49 now.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
Definition of shrinking
Verb
  • The market is currently pricing in one 25 basis point interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve this year, though comments made by Warsh at a meeting of global central bankers this week have led to investors paring their bets monetary tightening.
    — Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • But this is the year to adopt a different strategy of paring down.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of paring

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