scaled-down

Example Sentences

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It’s a beastly undertaking, even though the Olympic course is a scaled-down, spectator-friendly version of much more grueling skimo courses.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

There’s a worry that customer service will be shaky at the scaled-down IRS.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

ICE is working on offering a scaled-down version of the technology to local police departments that work alongside federal immigration officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

A revised "scaled-down" visit was expected in "probably a week's time", he added.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

When he’d told me about them in Norfolk, I’d seen in my mind scaled-down versions of the sort of pictures we’d done when we were small.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro