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
The regional Department of Education employee, who received the reduction in force email on Tuesday, told ABC News their civil rights office was abolished.
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Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Duke Energy would shed its goal of a 70% carbon reduction by 2030 under a new bill filed in the North Carolina General Assembly by powerful state Senate leader Phil Berger.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
The reductions are part of a new wave of federal layoffs about to hit.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Apple's price reductions have done a lot of the heavy lifting in earning the 15-inch Air its 4-star score here.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
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Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Duke Energy would shed its goal of a 70% carbon reduction by 2030 under a new bill filed in the North Carolina General Assembly by powerful state Senate leader Phil Berger.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
The reductions are part of a new wave of federal layoffs about to hit.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Apple's price reductions have done a lot of the heavy lifting in earning the 15-inch Air its 4-star score here.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduction
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With the House narrowly split, this is not a certainty especially with issues like the SALT deduction dividing Republicans.—
Mark Avallone,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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That’s a $750 increase for the standard deduction for single filers from tax year 2023, $1,500 for joint filers and $1,100 for heads of household.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Ghrelin, an appetite stimulant, rises when you are sleep-deprived, and leptin decreases.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported the program resulted in a 20% decrease in gambling activities after just a single school year.—
Adam Hudacek,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2025
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And while there are wisecracks and blandly humorous asides here and there (most of them delivered by Pratt, who to his credit does give it his discount Harrison Ford best), the Russos mostly play it straight.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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When the package finally arrived, Valdez called him to offer the part at discount instead of selling it to someone else full price.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Target – whose RSI is 16.8 – lost about 9% this week, touching a 52-week low on Friday and bringing its year-to-date decline to nearly 23%.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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Some believe that the back-and-forth movement on tariffs, associated stock market volatility, and marked declines in consumer confidence have set the stage for a significant economic downturn in America's future.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Many of those firings have prompted lawsuits parallel to Dellinger’s that challenge the legality of Trump bypassing language in statutes, including provisions that protect employees at independent agencies from politicized or arbitrary firings.—
Ashley Oliver,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
6 Mar. 2025
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Some economists dislike the report's methodology because actual layoffs and firings can be lower than announced totals as firms reduce their workforces through attrition or by closing open job postings.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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In 2023, the Pirates won 18 of their last 30 games, putting a dent in the playoffs hopes of the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds in the season’s final month.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Read Next State Politics Trump’s deportation campaign won’t ‘make a dent,’ Idaho lawmakers say.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2025
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The defendants will answer Gastineau’s complaint and motion for its dismissal.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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However, judges in separate cases have ordered officials at the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board to be reinstated after similar dismissals, signaling continued legal battles over Trump’s authority to reshape independent agencies.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Mar. 2025
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And the rest of the presidential administration has been eager to back up his claims, with White House senior counselor Peter Navarro saying that Trump’s policies caused the price drop.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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Visitors can admire its thunderous drop from various aerial viewpoints or take a walk along the valley floor for a different perspective.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Reduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduction. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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