downsize
verb (used with object)
to design or manufacture a smaller version or type of.
downsizes
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present tense formof downsize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The layoffs will take effect on Sept. 28 as the company downsizes its workforce in a shift to AI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Unemployment compensation is supposed to be for workers let go for no fault of their own, such as when a business downsizes during a recession or a factory closes in a town.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2022
Such agreements will need to withstand the test of time as the company holding the department stores downsizes further, shutting down locations on which the e-commerce business relies, the sources added.
From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 2021
Once a brand downsizes, competitors typically follow, said Dworsky, the consumer advocate in Massachusetts who now runs consumerworld.org.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2021
As the military downsizes and returns to pre-war force levels or below, many of those leaving the service will take advantage of the post-9/11 GI Bill to obtain a university education.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2014
