decrease
verb (used without object)
to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc..
are decreasing
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present progressiveof decrease.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The state, which has been at the center of the biggest cyclospora outbreak in the U.S., said Thursday that new cases of cyclosporiasis are decreasing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
It is an endangered species or three steps away from extinction and its numbers are decreasing, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024
Previous studies have found that dust levels are decreasing across India, particularly northern India, the Persian Gulf Coast and much of the Middle East, but the reason has remained unclear.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
These studies measure the decrease in crime, but it’s more difficult to pinpoint why crime rates are decreasing.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 14, 2023
Unquestionably, however, other factors of a more general social or moral nature are also at work in France as well as in all other populations that are decreasing in numbers.
From Sociology and Modern Social Problems by Charles A. (Charles Abram) Ellwood
