1
as in deduction
something that is or may be subtracted
there was a sizable reduction in her weekly pay when she decided to buy health insurance
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2
as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
saw an 11% reduction in the number of students applying to the school
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Recent Examples of reduction
Plaintiffs are requesting that the court reverse internal department closures, halt all staffing reductions, reinstate employees who were terminated, and roll back policies that require in-person appointments.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The researchers estimated a nearly 20% reduction in dementia diagnosis among those who were, by chance, vaccinated.
—Christopher M. Worsham, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
The staff reductions are the first step in shutting down the 46-year-old agency, McMahon has said.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
All of those staffers were laid off in the recent federal workforce reductions.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The researchers estimated a nearly 20% reduction in dementia diagnosis among those who were, by chance, vaccinated.
—Christopher M. Worsham, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
The staff reductions are the first step in shutting down the 46-year-old agency, McMahon has said.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
All of those staffers were laid off in the recent federal workforce reductions.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduction
Noun
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There will need to be massive tax deductions available to owners for rebuilding plants or other financial input from the government.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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If his plan passed Congress, tips, overtime and Social Security would not be taxed, and purchasing an American car would draw a tax deduction.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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By coincidence, the administration also assumes that for every 10% increase in the price of foreign products, there will be a 40% decrease in how much Americans buy.—
Jeff Guo,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
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While code reuse decreases and code velocity increases in this new paradigm, vulnerability density remains consistent because the large language models (LLMs) that developers are using are often trained on open-source datasets rife with existing security flaws.—
Chris Wysopal,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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With a mobile app that integrates payments, the coffee shop could offer a digital discount to entice that customer to stay for brunch as well.—
Ashley McGrail,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Members enjoy room discounts of 10 percent or more and other plush perks based on membership tier.—
Travis Levius,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2025
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Walmart's stock has experienced a notable decline amid a nationwide boycott and broader market volatility.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Apparel exports from Turkey saw a decline of 6 percent in January-February 2025, and a drop of 4.47 percent year-on-year in 2024, with the last month of the year falling almost 11 percent.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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Ken Russell, who is also running for mayor, was one of the two remaining commissioners to vote against his firing.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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The two decisions represent a significant setback for the states, the unions and the civic organizations that had sued the government in an effort to block the summary firings of more than 24,000 federal workers.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Then the pandemic sparked a moving frenzy, putting a serious dent in that number.—
Samantha Latson,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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If 200,000 Gold Cards are sold at $5 million each, the resulting $1 trillion could make a meaningful dent in the national debt.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The dismissal of Malone could prove to be a turning point for the Nuggets—either sparking a resurgence or further unraveling their season.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Those challenging the dismissals argued that OPM didn't have the authority to order firings.—
Christina Gatti,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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The stock market has opened to another drop on Monday, following last week's historic selloffs, with the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite all down around 4 percent in early trades.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Trump didn’t name individual lawmakers or prominent conservative figures in the post, which hit just minutes before Wall Street opened with another major drop.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Reduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduction. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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