- present participle of reduce.
reducing
Example Sentences
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However, one option that has been floated is Healey potentially accepting a smaller buffer, reducing the need to increase taxes in the Budget.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The UCs and other colleges have responded by employing lower-cost undergrads to assist faculty and reducing Ph.D. admissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
If the strategy proves effective, beneficial fungi could help astronauts produce larger and more reliable crops on the Moon and Mars while reducing dependence on food transported from Earth.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
As a result, these households are buying less-expensive food items to save on groceries and reducing how much they drive to cut back on gas.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
He came to believe that that one terrible day of reducing may have triggered the onset of the crippling disease.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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