decrease
verb (used without object)
to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc..
have been decreasing
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present perfect progressiveof decrease.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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This was the same number as 2023 but the longer term trend shows the number of adoptions have been decreasing.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
South Carolina’s existing summer meals programs currently rely on support from sponsors, who have been decreasing in number over the years.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2024
“Globally, snowfall events have been decreasing because temperatures are going up,” says Liz Bentley, chief executive at the Royal Meteorological Society.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 17, 2024
In Thursday's announcement, the central bank said consumer prices have been decreasing since the beginning of 2023, "but continue to be above the upper limit of the inflation target range."
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
Eight years before, Mr. Hurd took 140 salmon, which was the best season in his experience; since then the fish have been decreasing until 1896.
From The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96 by Hugh McCormick Smith
