reduce
verb (used with object)
to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc..
has been reducing
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present perfect progressiveof reduce (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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On the demand side, China has been reducing its U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
Novo Nordisk had listed the prices for Ozempic and Rybelsus at $998 a month, and $1,349 a month for Wegovy, though the company has been reducing their cost recently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
The company has been reducing its head count, and in August laid off 44 more employees, or about 6% of its total global workforce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
Plus, Japan has been reducing some of its Treasury holdings throughout the year, albeit gradually—not with the type of sudden overnight dumps we saw this week.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2025
With a laugh Luttrell flings away the fern he has been reducing to ruin, and rising, throws himself upon the grass at her feet.
From Molly Bawn by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
