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Lessened is an English word with synonyms like diminished or vitiated. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Lessened meaning

simple past and past participle of lessen

Synonyms of Lessened

diminished vitiated weakened impaired mitigated

Related words

Other words often associated with Lessened or its synonyms:

reduced decreased small dyslexic quenched attenuate wasted alleviated debased diluted broken damaged

Using Lessened

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of lessen
  • Useful related words include: diminished, vitiated, weakened, impaired.
  • In the example corpus, lessened often appears in combinations such as: lessened its, llc lessened, inc lessened.

Context around Lessened

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 18 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

llc 6× corp 3× plc 2× roads 1× chinese 1× gmbh 1× system 1× inc 1×

Often after:

japanese 1×

Sentence patterns with Lessened

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

management llc lessened its holdings 3× aviva plc lessened its holdings 2× corp de lessened its holdings 1× financial corp lessened its holdings 1× financial lp lessened its stake 1× group inc lessened its stake 1× impact is lessened 1× improved roads lessened japanese logistics 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ae wealth management 2× assenagon asset management 2× aviva plc lessened 2× alberta investment management 1× allianz asset management 1× allworth financial lp 1×

Common sentence endings:

with the sec 5× and exchange commission 4× exchange commission sec 3× 2nd quarter reports 1× 4th quarter reports 1× channel com reports 1×

Words around Lessened

Just before it in the word index:

lessenberry 5 lessen 308 lessees 7 lessee 15 lessard 17 lessar 3

Just after it in the word index:

lessening 61 lessens 55 lesseps 13 lessepsian 2 lesser 1.411 lessie 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

carlo 392 cartridges 392 cliffs 392 customized 392 deficits 392 depended 392

Corpus analysis for Lessened

  • In this selection, "lessened" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, llc, corp, plc and japanese stand out and add context to how "lessened" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include management llc lessened its holdings and aviva plc lessened its holdings. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lessened" sits close to words such as carlo, cartridges and cliffs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lessened

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

AE Wealth Management LLC lessened its holdings in Pinterest, Inc. () by 14.5% during the 2nd quarter, reports. (18 words)

Arista Wealth Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of ) by 0.6% in the second quarter, reports. (18 words)

Allworth Financial LP lessened its stake in shares of Corteva, Inc. () by 14.6% in the 4th quarter, reports. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Arizona State Retirement System lessened its stake in shares of PPG Industries, Inc. () by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). (38 words)

Bank of New York Mellon Corp lessened its holdings in shares of Regency Centers Co. () by 0.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (38 words)

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lessened its holdings in shares of Uber Technologies, Inc. () by 92.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

These activities were self-interested as improved roads lessened Japanese logistics problems while improved health amongst the Chinese lessened the dangers of diseases infecting the Japanese troops.

AE Wealth Management LLC lessened its holdings in Pinterest, Inc. () by 14.5% during the 2nd quarter, reports.

AE Wealth Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of D.R. Horton, Inc. () by 8.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC.

Alberta Investment Management Corp lessened its holdings in shares of BlackBerry Limited () by 18.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Allianz Asset Management GmbH lessened its stake in Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. () by 99.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC.

Allworth Financial LP lessened its stake in shares of Corteva, Inc. () by 14.6% in the 4th quarter, reports.

AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC lessened its stake in shares of Hormel Foods Co. () by 50.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC.

Americana Partners LLC lessened its stake in Medtronic plc () by 76.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Arista Wealth Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of ) by 0.6% in the second quarter, reports.

Arizona State Retirement System lessened its stake in shares of PPG Industries, Inc. () by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Arrow Financial Corp lessened its holdings in shares of Kadant Inc. () by 40.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lessened its holdings in shares of Uber Technologies, Inc. () by 92.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lessened its position in shares of The Mosaic Company () by 71.1% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports.

Avidian Wealth Solutions LLC lessened its holdings in Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. () by 23.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC.

Aviva PLC lessened its holdings in shares of Canadian Natural Resources Limited () (TSE:CNQ) by 1.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Aviva PLC lessened its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric Co. () by 23.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC.

Baird Financial Group Inc. lessened its stake in The Bank of New York Mellon Co. () by 0.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bank of America Corp DE lessened its holdings in JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF () by 24.4% during the fourth quarter, reports.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp lessened its holdings in shares of Regency Centers Co. () by 0.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Common combinations with lessened

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lessened" in a sentence?
An example: "These activities were self-interested as improved roads lessened Japanese logistics problems while improved health amongst the Chinese lessened the dangers of diseases infecting the Japanese troops." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "lessened" from authentic English texts.
What does "lessened" mean?
Lessened means: simple past and past participle of lessen
What are synonyms of "lessened"?
Common synonyms of "lessened" include: diminished, vitiated, weakened, impaired, mitigated.
How many example sentences with "lessened" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "lessened", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.