Corporations are downsizing and reducing the amount of profits they put back into R&D.
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Reducing
/ɹɪˈdjuː.sɪŋ/
Synonyms for "reducing" (62 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (18)
Noun(12 words)
condensecurtailingcutdata reductiondecreasedecreasingdecrementingdeductingdeescalatingdeoxidizedimension reductiondiminish
Adjective(1 words)
dampening technique
Verb(1 words)
Related words (31)
Noun(18 words)
diminishingdowngradingebbingelectron gaingain electronslesseninglowerloweringlowering riteminimizingnarrowingpyrogallolredoxreductiveshortensimplifystriptelescoping
Adjective(1 words)
mitigating circumstances
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More general
19 entriesactionarithmetic operationcalculationchangechange descriptorchemical changechemical processchemical propertychemical reactiondata transformationdimensionality reductionlossmathematicsprocessprocess descriptorproperty
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More specific
22 entriesPCA reductionSVD reductioncost reductiondecreasedeoxygenationelectron gainemission reductionfraction reductionfraction simplificationhydrogenationlowest terms formmetal reductionnonlinear reductionoxidation state decreaseprice reductionreducing agent
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Collocations
12 entriesreducing agentreducing atmospherereducing catalystreducing complexityreducing conditionsreducing costsreducing emissionsreducing environmentreducing errorreducing powerreducing riskreducing sugars
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
9 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Karaoke is good for reducing stress.
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Paying the national debt could mean reducing the average income.
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Reducing the budget deficit is a major concern of the government.
Source: tatoeba (244269)
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