reduce
verb (used with object)
to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc..
are reducing
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present progressiveof reduce.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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Some retailers and consumer goods companies are reducing prices with help from a big and fortuitously timed pot of money: tariff refunds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
A new tax law, declining fertility and falling immigration are reducing revenue into the retirement trust fund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Secondary schools are reducing timetables and cutting whole subjects from the curriculum due to a lack of specialist teachers, education leaders have told BBC Scotland News.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
“While we are reducing roles in some areas, we are making clear, strategic investments — particularly in silicon, optics, security and in our employees’ use of AI across the company,” Robbins said.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
We are reducing English regard to this purely mercenary basis....
From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II by Burton Jesse Hendrick
