subtracting (from)

verb

present participle of subtract (from)
as in cutting down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtracting (from)
  1. reducing
  2. decreasing
  3. modifying
  4. summing up
  5. tapering
  6. diminishing
  7. downsizing
  8. slashing
Verb
  • According to a news release, the program will track attendance and behavioral data with the primary goals being to improve school attendance and student grades while potentially reducing psychiatric hospitalizations.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That could lower capital and operating costs while reducing safety risks during production.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of reducing
Verb
  • Parton didn’t stop with Dollywood By the early 1990s, Parton created The Dollywood Foundation with the goal of decreasing the high school drop out rate in Sevier County, which was hovering around 30%.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Over several days, gradually increase the proportion of the new food while decreasing the old food.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreasing
Verb
  • That permit, called a tenant improvement permit, is required for modifying or renovating the interior space of a commercial property and allowed the company to convert the former church into a crematory.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Algorithms already select information, rank information, recommend information, personalize information and can participate in modifying what human beings see, believe, buy, discuss or pay attention to.
    — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of modifying
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  • Schwartz addressed this challenge by summing up their plight in an opening credits song.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • That was the gist of my story (here) summing up the day, with quotes from Preller and others.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of summing up
Verb
  • The odds of prices hitting $85,000 also surged, up around 22 percentage points to 47%, with chances tapering the higher the target (30% for $90,000 and just 16% for $100,000).
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The sleeping surface measures 82 inches (208 cm) long and is widened via slim supplementary cushions to 57 inches (145 cm) at the head by the doors, tapering to 50 inches (127 cm) at the foot between the wheel wells.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of tapering
Verb
  • But the war’s unintended consequences have spread far beyond the Middle East, affecting global security, diminishing America’s global standing, and potentially providing its adversaries with an opportunity to expand their influence.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • As more money and attention flow into the space, the challenge is how to capitalize on the cultural cachet of the Grand Slams without diminishing what made that access desirable in the first place.
    — Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of diminishing
Verb
  • Some are purchasing their first property, others are downsizing, while many are relocating for work or family.
    — Justin Onorato, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The oldest baby boomers turn 80 this year, and won’t typically start downsizing until their mid-80s, meaning the inventory constraints that have locked millennials out of the market have another decade to run.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of downsizing
Verb
  • Beijing has moved to insulate itself economically, slashing crude imports nearly 50% since the war started, according to The Wall Street Journal, and bolstering domestic energy.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • But there’s no sign Washington is serious about slashing the budget or raising taxes.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of slashing
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