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decrease by

VERB
deduct
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reduce subtract withdraw write off
STRONG
abstract allow bate diminish discount dock lessen rebate remove take
WEAK
cut back draw back knock off roll back take from take off
Antonyms
STRONG
add disallow enlarge expand extend hold increase keep lengthen raise refuse reject strengthen

Example Sentences

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And in its 2026 outlook released in early April, the Energy Information Administration said that the consumption of petroleum and other liquids will decrease by 11% to 23% in 2050 as compared with 2025.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

In his view, the economy is growing so fast that the balance sheet can decrease by a percent a year without the Fed taking action.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Separately, PayPal guided for earnings per share to decrease by a mid-single-digit percentage in both the current quarter and the full fiscal year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

"For every minute that passes after a cardiac arrest the chances of survival decrease by up to 10 per cent, that's a vital window, so more people having confidence to intervene will save lives."

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Their decrease by the silent waste of famine must have been a source of secret joy; but the Protestant interest was declining in a proportionate degree by the ravages of starvation.

From Irish Race in the Past and the Present by Thebaud, Augustus J.