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adjective

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as in lowered

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as in diminished

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verb

past tense of reduce
1
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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2
as in decreased
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent you'll have to reduce the amount of money you spend on unnecessary purchases if you want to have any money left for retirement

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as in depressed
to diminish the price or value of a mortgage crisis that reduced homes to their lowest level in a decade

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Recent Examples of reduced
Adjective
But while students who didn’t qualify for free and reduced lunch were supposed to pay, many didn’t, officials said. — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 6 July 2026 For example, a person with a high tolerance with opioids would see reduced tolerance under the drug. — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026 The combination of reduced immunization and poor nutrition build on each other. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 The reduced size of the karts made the build more challenging in some ways, according to Jurion, who worked with a team of 20 designers on the project. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Research links chamomile to improved sleep quality and reduced anxiety, while lemon balm has traditionally been used to calm a frazzled nervous system. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Despite its grab-bag approach, False LP A follows the trend of each Topdown release being weirder and more reduced than the last. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026 One southbound lane of the Hume Highway has since reopened with reduced speed limits, while the northbound lanes remain closed as crews continue working to clear the scene, fire officials said. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Even at a reduced percentage of economic ownership, controllers generally remain the single largest individual shareholder by a massive margin. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Verb
Each union agreed to slightly different terms for how long the leave programs are in place and by how much salaries were reduced. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 Among them, a large waterfront hotel in the city of Macuto, which has been reduced to rubble. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 Here's a look at public facility closures and reduced hours in Pittsburgh. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 30 June 2026 An analysis from the think tank Niskanen Center found that the Guard’s presence hasn’t reduced violent crime but has reduced property crime. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 30 June 2026 Spider plants generally need watering every week during periods of active growth, but the frequency should be reduced during cool or humid weather. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026 Talbots Deals Talbots is offering one of its best promotions of the season, with an extra 40 percent off already reduced styles at checkout. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026 Data indicates declining trust in managers and reduced interest in leadership among younger generations. — Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 The Fish and Wildlife Service says habitat alteration has reduced its range and abundance, because the butterflies need specific food plants and places to live and grow during critical stages of their life cycle. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduced
  1. lowered
  2. compressed
  3. demoted
  4. decreased
  5. depressed
  6. discounted
  7. condensed
  8. degraded
Adjective
  • The beat comes on lowered expectations, after the company gave disappointing guidance in February that fell short of analyst estimates.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 June 2026
  • For video, the Avata 360 supports a standard color profile with the same naturally vibrant tones as its JPGs, or a 10-bit flat D-Log M profile with lowered contrast and saturation.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of lowered
Adjective
  • Under sustained acceleration, leadership teams frequently start operating within more compressed decision cycles where immediate demands dominate attention and time for reflection gradually shrinks.
    — ByPaul L. Gunn, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The compressed script and the snippety editing sometimes lead to unintended comedy, as in a scene where Maxine watches Christine, the seamstress, work.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Definition of compressed
Verb
  • The station demoted one anchor and began discouraging its reporters from pursuing political stories that could draw attention to the station in favor of human interest stories, The Associated Press reported at the time.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
  • But in the process, the department demoted theology, a field that some had targeted for enjoying professional status when nursing did not.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of demoted
Verb
  • Only two items tracked by the Farm Bureau decreased in price in 2026.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Procurement and Obsolescence Savings At one company, obsolescence in both raw materials and finished goods decreased by 30%.
    — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of decreased
Verb
  • Rising costs of components, supply chain constraints, and weaker consumer demand that are all partly linked to the Iran war have depressed smartphone sales in much of the continent, resulting in the slowest growth of shipments to Africa in two years, research firm Omdia said.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
  • Two Democrats at the top would have depressed Republican turnout for other key races — especially for Congress — in the fall.
    — Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Definition of depressed
Adjective
  • The free Database Lifecycle Management Pack and Exadata Management Pack, along with the discounted GoldenGate, GoldenGate Veridata, and Real Application Testing licenses, fall under this pillar, paired with Data Safe and Database Security Central for centralized risk visibility.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Capacity was 66 percent across the performances, suggesting discounted and free ticketing.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Definition of discounted
Adjective
  • Whisk together sweetened condensed milk, heavy cream, extract, and salt in a medium bowl until smooth.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • The gallery presents a condensed history of blue-and-white ceramics globally in dishes, starting in the Middle East with a 9th century Iraqi piece.
    — Stephanie Shih June 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of condensed
Verb
  • The newest variants also rely more heavily on inertial navigation when satellite signals are degraded.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • With these actions, Israel almost certainly delayed and degraded some adversary capabilities, especially those of Hezbollah.
    — Amy McAuliffe, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
Definition of degraded

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