retrenched

verb

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 retrenched Big producer-financiers like Participant Media, which was behind films like Spotlight and Roma, and Bron Studios (Judas and the Black Messiah, The Mule) have shuttered while traditional studios have retrenched themselves in their respective risk-averse fare. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026 Super Micro Computer is in growth mode at a time when some tech companies have retrenched in the Bay Area, while others are seeking larger new office spaces. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026 But the business has retrenched recently. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrenched
  1. reduced
  2. slashed
  3. cut
  4. decreased
  5. pared
  6. shrank
  7. dropped
Verb
  • Obviously, that’s a fair assumption if his ice time is meaningfully reduced, and the same goes for Draisaitl.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The development comes as the global shipping industry contends with attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, higher energy prices, and sharply reduced traffic through some of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of reduced
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  • On the night of Thursday, August 30, the skies of London slashed with lightning, while two dock fires cast a red glow over the city.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Her brown leather jacket was pierced with 60 stab wounds, and her throat had been slashed nearly ear to ear.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of slashed
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  • The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.
    — Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike the heavy smoky eyes and cut creases of the 2010s, this trend is throwing it back to the 1990s when smoky eyes were more minimalist.
    — Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut
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  • In some cases, LinkedIn says views of content classified as AI spam have decreased by as much as 40 percent.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Travel data shows the average group size for trips has decreased since COVID-19 began.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreased
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  • Quiet luxury has also taken a more casual turn this summer, thanks in no small part to recent looks sported by the likes of Meghan Markle and Cate Blanchett, who have shown how the aesthetic can be pared back and even playful.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • However, because of how Capcom designed the control scheme in Dragon's Dogma 2, it was pared down across the board.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of pared
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  • From 2004 to 2013, Chicago’s population shrank by 130,214 people, while unfunded pension obligations rose from $4,305 to $12,889 per resident, a Civic Federation analysis found.
    — Adam Drakulic, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Global demand has also shrunk significantly with rising prices, helping to balance the oil market and get oil to the customers who need it.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrank
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  • Despite meeting or beating estimates, shares dropped as investors remained unimpressed.
    — Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Liberty Christian dropped a heartbreaker in the season opener, losing a big lead before falling to Midland Christian 66-63.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dropped

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“Retrenched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrenched. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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