lessens
- present tense form of lessen (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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This actuarial approach lessens the chance you’ll run out of money, and it lets good market returns flow through to higher spending.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
As Microsoft’s control over OpenAI lessens, OpenAI has been strengthening its relationship with Amazon.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
It creates multiple pathways for energy to move through the system, reduces wasted power, and lessens the strain on the resonator.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
But the problem is that there are good safety reasons for allowing the 350kw super-clip, as it lessens the need for another energy-harvesting strategy known as lift and coast.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
I press against my earmuffs until the noise lessens, twenty steps later.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
