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decreases

  • plural
    of decrease.
    decrease
    verb (used without object)
    to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc..
  • present tense form
    of decrease (3rd person singular).
    decrease
    verb (used without object)
    to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc..

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The principle says that gravitational strength decreases according to the square of the distance separating two objects.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

Nationwide there has been 36 consecutive months of annual rent decreases nationwide, even as mortgage rates and home prices have remained stubbornly high in many metropolitan areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

This is because the amount of cartilage, a tough but flexible kind of connective tissue, and fluid in your joints decreases over time.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

Falling prices—when the price index decreases instead of increases—is called deflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The entropy of a closed system never decreases.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr