lets up (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of let up (on)
as in tones (down)

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  1. decreases
  2. reduces
  3. diminishes
  4. lessens
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  • Eat plenty of fiber, which aids digestion and decreases your risk.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 7 July 2026
  • As greenhouse gases cool and shrink this upper atmospheric region, atmospheric drag decreases.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Definition of decreases
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  • First, adding nutrients reduces the amount of carbon that plants send below ground to microbes.
    — Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • Classifying workers as independent contractors reduces overhead, simplifies hiring and feels flexible.
    — Gary Galstyan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of reduces
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  • In most lakes oxygen content diminishes rapidly at depths below 35 feet.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • None of this diminishes the responsibility of wealthy countries.
    — W. Gyude Moore, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of diminishes
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  • For greater tensile strength, the Bluesign partner is using looms from Muller and Kyang Yhe to create webbing with an even density that lessens the amount the material lengthens when under tension.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
  • Unfiltered water, Adams insists, leads to sediment buildup in your water heater, which shortens its lifespan and lessens its heating efficiency.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
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