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Common collocations with reduce in American Collocation

reduce verb transitive

US /rɪˈdus/

greatly

considerably
greatly
markedly
much
seriously
significantly
substantially

With so many parents both working, time with their children has been greatly reduced.

very greatly

dramatically
drastically
massively
radically
severely
sharply
vastly

On Sundays and public holidays, schedules are drastically reduced.

gradually

gradually
progressively
steadily

In Britain the monarch’s absolute power has been gradually reduced over time.

slightly

slightly

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