reduce
verb (used with object)
to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc..
reducing
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present participleof reduce.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Over the quarter, BP put $8.4 billion toward reducing its net debt, leaving it at $13.9 billion from $22.3 billion at the end of the second quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Companies were praised for reducing service disruptions but serious pollution into the environment remained a "major concern".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Understanding this mechanism could eventually help researchers develop treatments aimed at reducing harmful fluctuations and protecting against their potential consequences.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Instead of the Ivory Coast-Sahel row, the official blamed the political situation in the Sahel countries -- which are all wracked by a long-running and bloody jihadist insurgency -- for "reducing the mobility of artists".
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Along with reducing Cold War tensions and improving relations with the United States and other western nations, Gorbachev granted the Soviet people freedoms that they had never experienced.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
