retrenched

verb

Definition of retrenchednext
past tense of retrench
as in reduced
formal to change the way things are done in order to spend less money When the economy slowed, the company was forced to retrench.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrenched
  1. reduced
  2. slashed
  3. cut
  4. shrunk
  5. shrank
  6. pared
Verb
  • Questions have continued to be raised about his impartiality on X (formerly Twitter) though his posting on the platform has reduced significantly in recent months.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Advertisement The measure is strongly backed by a group of California prosecutors and large retailers, including Walmart, and aims to overhaul parts of Proposition 47, a measure approved by voters in 2014 that reduced certain drug and property crime penalties.
    Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of reduced
Verb
  • The Fed last month slashed its benchmark interest rate by a hefty half-percentage point — its first and biggest rate cut since the 2020 recession.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Just in time for the cold weather, this Ugg blanket is slashed by 58 percent with a Prime deal and a stackable coupon.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of slashed
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  • With the extra attacker out, Fabian Zetterlund scored a power-play goal with 26 seconds left in regulation time to cut the Rangers lead to 3-2, but the Sharks could not find the equalizer.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • European countries, meanwhile, have some of the world’s strictest targets to cut emissions by 2030 — but have also secured new gas supplies following Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
    Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut
Verb
  • That has shrunken dramatically and been taken over by a lot of younger consumers.
    James Manso, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Inevitably, the community has shrunk.
    Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of shrunk
Verb
  • Inevitably, the community has shrunk.
    Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
  • In video of one such photo shoot, the cub — smaller than a house cat — shrank back from the loud voices around him.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of shrank
Verb
  • Shop pared-back styles from Everlane and Margaux, or whimsical interpretations from Free People and Toteme, cast in siren red and crinkled cream.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
  • That frequency has been pared down to three ABC broadcasts so far in 2024.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of pared
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