reduce
verb (used with object)
to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc..
was reducing
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past progressiveof reduce.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The company said it was reducing “micro-teams” of managers with just one or two reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
In a press release issued after that investigation, Shein said that those working hours were “higher than local regulations permit” and that it was reducing orders from both factories until the issues were rectified.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Switzerland said it was reducing operations at its Beznau plant and would shut down reactors if the heat persisted, giving similar reasons.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
In turn, that was reducing lenders' funding costs and rates on new fixed mortgages were going down.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Lord Belpher, for example, though he limped rather painfully, showed nothing of the baffled fury which was reducing his weight at the rate of ounces a day.
From A Damsel in Distress by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
