downscaling

verb

present participle of downscale
as in reducing
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent the poor economy forced the plant to downscale production

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Recent Examples of downscaling Instead of rendering an image at a higher resolution and then downscaling it to the target resolution, DLSS begins with a lower-resolution rendering. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026 While most broadcasters are downscaling, Arte still harbours large ambitions. — John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downscaling
  1. reducing
  2. decreasing
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  • Recently, the sector has been affected by El Nino, which brings weak monsoons and dry weather, reducing yields and sucrose recovery.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Other options include reducing the level of your contributions, although there is a minimum of 5% of pay for employees and 3% for employers.
    — Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of reducing
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  • Academics and researchers have proposed a wide variety of causes for the crisis, like changes in the economy, decreasing social connections, access to firearms, and the pandemic.
    — Darius Tahir, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Overall sales have been on a downward trend since the gallery’s founding, decreasing by about 40 percent over the past three years.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of decreasing

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“Downscaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downscaling. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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