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reduced

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verb

past tense of reduce
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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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Recent Examples of reduced
Verb
In addition to those strategies, look for more colleges to tighten their financial belts in order bring expenses into line with what’s likely to be reduced revenue, particularly at those private institutions that depend heavily on tuition dollars to fund their operations. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 Furthermore, by increasing employee sentiment and utilization, vacancies and vacancy times are reduced, which ultimately improves the profitability of these spaces. Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 As families grow from two married adults to larger households with multiple children, others have reduced their circle of giving. Julianna Bragg, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024 However, Jordan’s decision to wind down operations before the sale reduced the final price. Lien De Pau, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 Depp was awarded $10 million (of the $50 million claim) in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages (reduced to $350,000 per state limit). Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 Dec. 2024 Instead, Sand-Catcher asks what is lost when the multiplicity of experience is reduced to a single, traumatic story. Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024 Even as the Fed reduced rates in September, long-term rates began to rise. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 From our perspective, though, all that tumult is reduced to a steady point of light in the cosmos, currently appearing brighter than any star, except for the sun. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduced
Verb
  • Across all three cities, formerly two-star restaurants were demoted to one star.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
  • After the warning, Facebook demoted a New York Post news article about Hunter Biden's business entanglements.
    Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In true street truck style, this F100’s ride height is lowered with aftermarket Fox coilover suspension, and tucked under its brawny fenders are 19-inch front and 20-inch rear Forgeline wheels wrapped in thick Michelin summer rubber.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Key Background Inflation has progressively lowered from a peak of around 9% in June 2022, sparked by the pandemic creating roadblocks for supply chains and a rise in commodity prices.
    Ty Roush, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The shift to a four-day workweek has sparked growing interest in the West, where some companies are beginning to explore compressed hours as a way to attract talent seeking better work-life balance.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Despite the compressed calendar, Ohashi expects the strong performance to continue through December.
    David Moin, WWD, 1 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • And Iran along with its other proxies have also been degraded by Israeli strikes.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Iran, meanwhile, has seen its proxies across the region degraded by regular Israeli airstrikes.
    Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Your employees are the foundation, not a resource to be depleted.
    Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The woman’s life savings were nearly depleted, leading to her declaring bankruptcy and her home being repossessed.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Norse Atlantic Airways, a discount European airline, recently revealed dozens of flight deals on flights from the United States to Europe throughout the rest of 2024 and early 2025 as part of a September Sale.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Those ties have been buoyed by discount Russian oil purchases from China and sanctions-hit Russia’s increasing reliance on Chinese consumer goods amid its economic isolation.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • Kosher salt: Balances the sweetness that comes from the condensed milk and, partially, from the chocolate.
    Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
  • In terms of both tone and information, Barbot packs a lot into a condensed container, and does it with an overall light touch.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • This widespread reduction in headcount is further exacerbated by the growing risk of conventional tech roles becoming outdated or diminished due to the advancement of AI.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Fortunately that risk seems to have just diminished—this has huge implications for the future of secure messaging.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024

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“Reduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduced. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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