reduce
verb (used with object)
to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc..
were 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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In a recent Jefferies survey of 30 chief information officers, none of them said they were reducing cybersecurity spending due to the reallocation of budgets toward AI.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Labor markets were soft, with more employers reporting they were reducing head counts through layoffs and attrition.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025
Engineers working on the tunnel said water levels were reducing.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
It said French air traffic control strikes were affecting most of its airlines, while global supply chain issues were "reducing aircraft availability".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023
His meagre fare varied by boiled zebra and dried elephant, frequent wettings and constant fever, were reducing him to a mere skeleton.
From A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole by M. B. (Margaret Bertha) Synge
