decrease
verb (used without object)
to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc..
is decreasing
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present progressiveof decrease (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A World Liberty spokesman said that less than 65% of USD1 is currently in circulation on Binance and that the number is decreasing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
With FAPD, the goal of treatment is decreasing the inflammation that causes irreversible scarring and, if possible, stimulating hair growth in follicles that haven’t been completely damaged.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
"Minutes count at that point. So waiting nine hours is decreasing the possibility of finding a person in the water."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025
For now, natural gas usage remains robust in California even though it is decreasing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
The cholera, by the Lord’s blessing, is decreasing, but it is reported that at Kerkook the mortality went as high as 100 a day; it has now, however, ceased.
From Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 by A. J. (Alexander John) Scott
