downsize
verb (used with object)
to design or manufacture a smaller version or type of.
has been downsizing
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present perfect progressiveof downsize (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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While she has been downsizing in California, Oprah appears to be intent on growing her extraordinary estate in Hawaii, where she now owns about 1,000 acres in Maui.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025
Meta has been downsizing in recent months, announcing it would lay off about 10,000 employees in March and in November laying off another 11,000 as a way to increase its profits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Transformco has been downsizing Sears’ operations and corporate staff for several years.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2021
The D.C. expansion comes at a time when Chase has been downsizing its global employment footprint.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2018
The company has been downsizing since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2015
