- present participle of reduce.
reducing
Example Sentences
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Reducing the fear of litigation to get these assets on plan menus makes sense, even if it is a bit quixotic.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
Reducing the bonds on the Fed’s balance sheet is another test of that patience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Reducing dependence on Washington could also give Israel greater flexibility to diversify its procurement strategy while maintaining its core alliance with the Pentagon.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Reducing emissions therefore depends on persuading people to switch to electric technologies such as heat pumps and electric vehicles.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Reducing a complex intelligence or the economy to numbers on a scale, whether I.Q. or GNP, is myopic at best and many times simply ludicrous.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
