downsize
verb (used with object)
to design or manufacture a smaller version or type of.
have been downsizing
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present perfect progressiveof downsize.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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Officials have been downsizing their holdings by allowing their securities to expire without reinvesting them.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
The larger pandemic trend, documented by Mr. Gupta and others, is that companies have been downsizing into upgraded buildings.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
As deportees arrive in Haiti from the United States, U.S. and other aid organizations have been downsizing their offices there.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021
“Finance firms have been downsizing for quite sometime,” she said.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 19, 2020
