as in to reduce
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
the company downsized its overseas operations in an attempt to cut costs
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Recent Examples of downsize
Revenues had plunged, and everyone was braced for downsizing.
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Harvard Business Review, 7 Mar. 2025
At the time, the retailer downsized its footprint and invested in e-commerce.
—Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
As the Trump administration works to dramatically and quickly downsize large swaths of the executive branch, Democrats have been seeking guardrails on Mr. Trump's ability to withhold funding approved by Congress and are intent on including language in the funding measure.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
Charlie Trevor of University of Wisconsin found that downsizing a workforce by even 1% leads to a 31% increase in voluntary turnover the next year.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Harvard Business Review, 7 Mar. 2025
At the time, the retailer downsized its footprint and invested in e-commerce.
—Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
As the Trump administration works to dramatically and quickly downsize large swaths of the executive branch, Democrats have been seeking guardrails on Mr. Trump's ability to withhold funding approved by Congress and are intent on including language in the funding measure.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
Charlie Trevor of University of Wisconsin found that downsizing a workforce by even 1% leads to a 31% increase in voluntary turnover the next year.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for downsize
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“Downsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downsize. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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