minified

verb

Definition of minifiednext
past tense of minify
as in reduced

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  1. reduced
  2. downsized
  3. shortened
  4. diminished
  5. abbreviated
  6. compressed
  7. lessened
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  • 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, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Definition of reduced
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  • Watch for heated debates in many districts over just whose facilities will be downsized and how that decision will be made.
    Peter Greene, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The couple had already downsized from a two-bedroom apartment to a one-bedroom unit to cut down on their housing expenses.
    Cheyenne DeVon,Zachary Green, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of downsized
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  • Instead of being sent on a trip to Disney World, the householders are involved during the renovation process, which has been shortened from one week to four days.
    Maxwell Millington, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
  • At the same point in the 2020-21 season, which was also shortened by the pandemic, the Kings were 13-20.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of shortened
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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
  • 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
Definition of diminished
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  • There were a few speeches, but they were abbreviated.
    JJ Rosen, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The family abbreviated Greener to Greene.
    Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of abbreviated
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  • Moreover, this innovative tag compressed 1440 daily measurements into a 12-byte message, which was ultimately sent via a long-range network.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Chu previously explained that the musical's intricate narrative, rich character arcs and iconic musical numbers could be better explored over two films rather than compressed into a single movie.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of compressed
Verb
  • The brutal workload was lessened slightly by an edict from Nickelodeon.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The researchers lessened the overall impact of errors brought on by flaws in the experimental apparatus by regulating the laser pulse patterns.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of lessened
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