minifying

verb

Definition of minifyingnext
present participle of minify
as in reducing

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  1. reducing
  2. diminishing
  3. shortening
  4. lessening
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  • As research progresses, there is hope that these new strategies will provide patients with better options for recovery, reducing the physical and emotional toll of scarring.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Automated Back-Office Operations AI uses advanced analytics and machine learning to add efficiency to back-office operations, increasing productivity and reducing costs.
    Babu Sivadasan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of reducing
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  • Simultaneously, her greener-than-green sous chef Lucia (Barbie Ferreira) — another hire by Andreas — flirts up a storm with their financer and starts testing her new boss’s rapidly diminishing patience.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Chief among them is the war in Ukraine, where Moscow is intent on diminishing popular support among Americans for Ukrainian independence.
    Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of diminishing
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  • The last took place in 2012-13, shortening that season to 48 games.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • It can be worn as a belt bag closer to the chest or around the waist by shortening the strap, depending on your preference.
    Casey Clark, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of shortening
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  • The question would increase the minimum wage for tipped workers to the standard minimum wage — potentially lessening workers' reliance on tips.
    Mike Deehan, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The process improves growing conditions by reducing thatch, increasing the amount of organic matter in the soil, smoothing bumps in the lawn, and lessening the need for fertilizer.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of lessening
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