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be reduced

VERB

lose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop fail forget give up squander suffer surrender waste

STRONG

bereave capitulate consume default deplete disinherit displace dispossess dissipate divest drain exhaust expend forfeit lavish misplace miss misspend oust relinquish rob sacrifice yield

WEAK

be careless be impoverished become poorer fail to keep fall short pass up suffer loss use up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fight hoard save win

STRONG

accumulate collect fill gather give hold keep refuse starve take

WEAK

achieve confront face hold on to maintain meet succeed

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Travel for youth teams must be reduced so kids can use that time to train and play.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The MPs learned of the ban - which the Chinese Embassy said could be reduced or waived with an apology - when they returned from the trip in May, local media reported on Thursday.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

When the fund is next reconstituted, Micron’s weighting will be reduced again to 3.33% next week, assuming it passes all the screens to remain in the fund, Kalivas said.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The total shares authorized for issuance will also be reduced by one-third, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

How was it possible that such effort, such plain virtue, could overnight be reduced to this—smoke, thinning as it rose and was received by the big, annihilating sky?

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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