On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Downsizing. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as retrenchment or curtailment and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Downsizing in a sentence
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Downsizing meaning
present participle and gerund of downsize
Synonyms of Downsizing
Using Downsizing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of downsize
- Useful related words include: retrenchment, curtailment, economy, saving.
- In the example corpus, downsizing often appears in combinations such as: downsizing of, the downsizing, of downsizing.
Context around Downsizing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Downsizing
- In this selection, "downsizing" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, retirees, dramatic, consider, headcounts, takes and vessels stand out and add context to how "downsizing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include batch of downsizing from microsoft and but the downsizing of that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "downsizing" sits close to words such as alder, aphasia and aspirational, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with downsizing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Downsizing takes planning and research. (5 words)
For retirees, downsizing and relocation are recommended ways to cut costs. (11 words)
Downsizing is a good one, though my favourite to date is dehiring. (12 words)
The more focused sharing of motor and inverter technology between e-Power and its EVs will help lower the costs of both, and Nissan noted it’s heading into its third generation of in-house inverters, with significant progress in efficiency and downsizing. (43 words)
Ocean carriers will have to consider downsizing vessels deployed on the Asia-US east coast Panama Canal loops, but voyages with smaller tonnage could lose money unless the lines are able to raise rates substantially. (35 words)
Suzanne Seed is moving, downsizing it is called, as she transfers from one large apartment to a smaller one on the same floor of the downtown high rise in which she has lived since 1975. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Automaker General Motors (GM) is laying off hundreds of workers from the company as it follows other major companies, including competitors, in downsizing headcounts to preserve cash and boost profits, the media reported.
Downsizing is a good one, though my favourite to date is dehiring.
Downsizing takes planning and research.
For one, it was downsizing the primary residence and buying a beach home, while for another, it was selling the beach home to spend more time with grandkids.
For retirees, downsizing and relocation are recommended ways to cut costs.
I would add that a lot of companies are downsizing their real estate portfolio, but going to smaller spaces really triggers project activity for us.
Michael Corn, NewsNation president of news, noted the “dramatic downsizing this week” at other cable news networks, including Don Lemon departing CNN and Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News Channel.
Not only is the sheer transformation to dirt amazing, but the downsizing of that matter is also something.
Now, more firms are downsizing—because they are moving away, or their employees are refusing to go to a location that is crime ridden.
Ocean carriers will have to consider downsizing vessels deployed on the Asia-US east coast Panama Canal loops, but voyages with smaller tonnage could lose money unless the lines are able to raise rates substantially.
Some of their clients want to get a start on downsizing, and they contact them in advance to give them a hand.
Suzanne Seed is moving, downsizing it is called, as she transfers from one large apartment to a smaller one on the same floor of the downtown high rise in which she has lived since 1975.
The bankruptcy filing comes amid a challenging period for several technology and media companies, as they resort to downsizing in recent months due to a turbulent economy and a weak advertising market.
The downsizing is expected to result in a planned annualized reduction of approximately 6% in the overall Israeli labor cost.
The latest batch of downsizing from Microsoft, however, suggests big changes on the horizon.
The more focused sharing of motor and inverter technology between e-Power and its EVs will help lower the costs of both, and Nissan noted it’s heading into its third generation of in-house inverters, with significant progress in efficiency and downsizing.
The sellers say they are downsizing and moving closer to the kids.
This new breed of events that includes virtual cooking classes is a turn from the extraordinary to the mundane, often accompanied by a downsizing.
When contacted, Brigadier General Gambo admitted that “the soldiers were pulled out due to downsizing the operation”.
Beyond the financial hits to individual landlords and neighborhood-wide economic effects of diminished office occupancy in urban centers, downtown business groups say the potential downsizing raises concerns about equity.
Common combinations with downsizing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- downsizing of 11×
- the downsizing 10×
- of downsizing 9×
- and downsizing 8×
- downsizing the 7×
- to downsizing 6×
- downsizing or 6×
- downsizing and 5×
- are downsizing 5×
- downsizing from 4×