reduce
verb (used with object)
to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc..
is reducing
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present progressiveof reduce (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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At the same time, ServiceNow is reducing its spending and raised its full-year free-cash-flow margin outlook to 36%, up from 35% previously.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
As Californians prepare to elect a new governor in November, the top concern they want the new leader to prioritize is reducing the state’s entrenched high cost of living, according to a new poll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
In other cases, AI is reducing the burden of paperwork facing frontline health and support staff.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
A warming climate is reducing their habitat and it is predicted they'll have to eventually move further north to maintain proximity to cold water.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The loyalty of the empire remains where it was, pending victory or defeat, the provinces being slow to realize, and still slower to resent, the disastrous economic state to which the war is reducing them.
From The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey by Nevill Forbes
