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as in diminishing
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 subsiding
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 decreasing
Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
With the circuit length decreasing, the Singapore Grand Prix increased the number of laps by one.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
In the mid-August Economist/YouGov survey, 32% said the unemployment rate was increasing while 22% decreasing.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
An expensive habit with a decreasing ROI.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026
While violent crime statistics are decreasing, not everyone is feeling safe.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump on Tuesday also encouraged House Republicans to promote their collective record regarding increasing border security, decreasing prescription drug prices, and criticizing former President Joe Biden’s reliance on an autopen going into the 2026 elections.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 7 Jan. 2026
This year’s election cycle also promises to be another showdown of moneyed interests via dueling ballot measures, with those either increasing or decreasing taxes at the top of the heap.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Among collegiate and professional esports players, the gains were more pronounced, with accuracy rising by nearly 3%, reaction times decreasing by 38 milliseconds, and participants hitting an average of 21 additional targets.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
Negative effects of caffeine withdrawal can be minimized by decreasing caffeine slowly over time and making healthy lifestyle choices.
—Ashley Olivine, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2026
As Arizona squeezes more money from its decreasing share of river water, freighting every drop with critical industries and a booming housing market, the price of water is bound to keep climbing.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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And Americans are responding to the messaging, with spending on these weight loss meds increasing and the obesity rate decreasing.
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For women, this meant decreasing intake to about 400 to 600 calories three days per week, while men reduced calories to around 500 to 700.
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Moisturizing, soothing, and redness reducing, Erborian’s CC Cream is the ultimate cult-favorite beauty product.—
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Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.—
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Business leaders say that such policies risk accelerating an exodus of companies, diminishing the city’s commercial tax base, and ultimately affecting services and jobs essential to millions of New Yorkers.—
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Managers have tried for years to get control of the runaway meeting train by tightening agendas and shortening sessions.—
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This means brushing a neutral oil or vegetable shortening on the cast iron and baking it upside down in a 375-degree oven.—
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Beyond the curse of high expectations, other headwinds that weighed on Eaton's shares appear to be subsiding, including capacity expansion.—
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Hurricane conditions are occurring within the warning area in Cuba but expected to begin subsiding this afternoon.—
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According to the company, the declining profits stemmed from low drug reimbursement rates and slow retail sales.—
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After all, there are signs that the economy is improving (unemployment and inflation are declining), but after the economic struggles of recent years, and with household debt still high, an additional financing source won't hurt, either.—
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Scientists believe that shrinking this laser-plasma accelerator (LPA) technology could eventually allow these diagnostic tools to be installed directly at large-scale fusion facilities.—
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That’s a relatively small slice of the pie, and it’s been shrinking in recent years as interest rates have gone up.—
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
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Shop my favorite airport looks for winter travel below, with each outfit falling at or below $100.—
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“Decreasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decreasing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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