minified

verb

past tense of minify
as in reduced

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  1. reduced
  2. decreased
  3. downsized
  4. shortened
  5. diminished
  6. abbreviated
  7. compressed
  8. lessened
Verb
  • Taps won't go dry, experts say, in part because Arizona has already reduced its water use over the years.
    — Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But for Deakins, the work is too dependent on the circumstances of a story, and the people telling it, to be reduced to any one method.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of reduced
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  • Now the prevalence of malaria is around 7%, and deaths of children under five decreased by 78%.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The definitive study of feedback, Avraham Kluger and Angelo DeNisi’s meta-analysis of 23,663 observations, found that over a third of feedback interventions decreased performance.
    — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of decreased
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  • After strong public and state lawmaker pushback, the facility is still being built, but downsized.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2026
  • After her daughter and son grew up, Saint and her husband downsized to a stylish, art-laden condominium in Westwood in the mid-1970s.
    — Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of downsized
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  • In November 1959, President Ben-Zvi shortened the sentences of the last two men still in prison, Shmuel Malinki and Gavriel Dahan.
    — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Practically no major league has shortened its regular season calendar on a permanent basis.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of shortened
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  • The weather service canceled the flood watch for nearly all the Kansas City forecast area because the threat of additional heavy rain had diminished.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
  • One can see this when a paint’s color appears diminished and faded.
    — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of diminished
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  • The playoffs will conclude an eventful 2026 season fans at one point worried would either be abbreviated or eliminated entirely by labor strife.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • High-dynamic range High-dynamic range, which is often abbreviated as HDR in product specs, dramatically improves the color and contrast of a TV.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of abbreviated
Verb
  • How the whiplash is different now Now, the time frame is being compressed.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Full resolution can use a lot more storage There is a reason photo-sharing services have compressed images for years.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of compressed
Verb
  • Though the rate of killing has lessened today, with some states restricting the shooting of prairie dogs, they’re still widely considered pests among ranchers.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • There were three rookie quarterbacks starting the opener in three of the previous five seasons as teams have become quicker to turn over the reins as the differences between the college and pro games have lessened.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of lessened
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