scaled-down
Example Sentences
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The truck bed has been replaced by a scaled-down version of the cargo box on delivery vans, and the exterior is equipped with flood lights controlled by switches in the passenger cabin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
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
A revised "scaled-down" visit was expected in "probably a week's time", he added.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
I suppose it was originally an LP—the recording date’s 1956—but what I had was the cassette, and the cover picture was what must have been a scaled-down version of the record sleeve.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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