Reduce and Shrinking

Reduce

Reduce verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.

Shrinking is a synonym for reduce. In some cases you can replace term "Shrinking" with "Reduce", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible

Shrinking

Shrinking noun - The act of becoming less.
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Synonyms for Shrinking

Reduce is a synonym for shrinking. Sometimes you can use "Reduce" instead a verb "Shrinking".

Nearby Words: shrink, shrinkage, shrinked

Both words in one sentence

  • A certain scientist advised the virus as a way to reduce overpopulation due to the shrinking resources caused by the Sun Flare, without thinking that, sometimes, virus mutates.
  • Film / The Uncanny Incredible Shrinking Man: In "Quebec province, 1975", Lucy uses black magic to reduce her cousin Angela to the size of a mouse.
  • Shrink Ray In Micro Ventures, a segment on The Banana Splits show, Professor Carter and his two teenagers use a shrinking machine to reduce themselves and their dune buggy to miniature size and explore a Mouse World.
    Source: Shrink Ray
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