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as in dropped
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as in diminished
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
workers decreased the volume of water flowing through the pipes in order to prevent an overflow
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as in subsided
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
the force of the wind slowly decreased until the flowers were standing upright again
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Recent Examples of decreased
Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The median sale price for detached homes remained flat at $650,000, while attached homes decreased by 3% to $388,220.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
And, finally, from an economics point of view, researchers found that among all subjects medication costs decreased by 77%.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Lake Tefé’s surface area decreased by 75%, while another lake, Badajós, shrunk by 92%.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The cost of a Thanksgiving meal has decreased this year, according to the latest Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute analysis.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Vaquitas, found only in a 4,000-square-kilometer area of the upper Gulf of California, wedged between Baja California and the Mexican mainland, have been dwindling since a 1997 high of 567 individuals; computer models indicate the population may have decreased by 80 percent between 2011 and 2015.
—Ryan Green, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
The Conference Board’s optimism indicators have decreased by 18% statewide and by 8% nationwide over the past year.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Silver There was a time when owning silver was a rite of passage and, while its panache has decreased in recent year, there's still inherent value in this precious metal.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
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The study, published in JAMA Dermatology, found a decreased risk of three types of skin cancer associated with the use of nicotinamide, which is a form of vitamin B3.
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Content licensing revenues decreased 27% to $59 million primarily due to the timing and availability of deliveries in the period.
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The game became more competitive after the first delay, but the Irish couldn’t overcome a litany of mistakes: three interceptions, two lost fumbles, one missed field goal and a handful of dropped passes.—
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Diffuse impact Problems are likely to range from dropped connections to slow downloads or loss of video feeds.—
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.—
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The reduced monthly payments can improve affordability for a period until home prices adjust in response to changes in the rates.—
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Davie’s successor will inherit an organization wrestling with its place in a media ecosystem dominated by overseas tech giants, as well as battling enemies closer to home, with conservative politicians and media proprietors wishing to see the BBC diminished during charter renewal.—
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The war diminished Iran’s deterrence capability and exposed the regime’s weakness.—
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Countries such as the Netherlands and Canada that passed similar bills have gone on to expand this type of legislation to allow doctors to give lethal medication to the depressed and other people with mental illnesses.—
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Yes, our political leaders have given some of us reason to be resentful, cynical and even depressed.—
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More subdued is the second iteration, which features a white base with cream overlays.—
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For the best mood-boosting environment, Wadden suggests balancing the brighter color with more subdued neutrals.—
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In the two weeks since the Justice Department failed to fully meet a legal deadline to release its expansive tranche of files on Jeffrey Epstein, old conspiracy theories about his life and death have subsided and new ones have taken shape.—
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As entheogenic effects subsided, the digital-age healer pulled out her iPhone and showed me photos from her recent trip home.—
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This can mean using a countertop water filter, installing an under-sink or faucet filter where needed, or even investing in a whole-home water filtration system.—
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The under-center shift began in a Week 7 win over the Vikings.—
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Despite the eased restrictions, Rader is still only allowed out of his 8-foot-by-10-foot cell for one hour a day, five days a week.—
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“Decreased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decreased. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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