subtracted

past tense of subtract

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of subtracted For example, a family of four with $1,000 in net monthly income would have $300 subtracted from the new $1,023 maximum, leaving the household with $723 in monthly SNAP benefits. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026 The amount is subtracted from their taxable estate, and the assets go to the charity — free of the income taxes that would otherwise be paid by the individual who inherits the estate. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 This also includes edges of the first type, however, meaning any edges that directly connect two boundary points to each other must, of course, be subtracted to avoid counting them twice. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 They are subtracted from growth because GDP is meant to count only domestic production. — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 They are subtracted from growth because GDP is only supposed to count domestic production. — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Grüneisl said the 100 dinars is subtracted from the wage of migrant workers, not added as a separate benefit. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026 When those other detections are subtracted from the total count, the geoneutrino signal from the mantle should be all that’s left. — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 But New Delhi-Beijing tensions have subtracted rather than multiplied the economic gains. — Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtracted
Verb
  • Under this strategy, a person borrows a set amount from his or her 401(k) account and slowly replenishes the account over time through payments deducted automatically from pay stubs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Also, shipping charges are non-refundable, and a restocking fee of $10 will be deducted from the refund.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • To help pay for its tax cuts, the act reduced Medicaid payments by a trillion dollars over the next decade, though it was designed to delay the full impact of the cuts until 2027, after this year’s elections.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The agency reduced service earlier this year and has proposed more cuts in recent board meetings.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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

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