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noun • a change downward • a process of becoming smaller or shorter • the amount by which something decreases • the act of decreasing or reducing something verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • make become smaller | ||||||||
| 26% | 9 | Reverse the reduction process in an oxidation-reduction reaction | ||||||
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| 26% | 7 | An action taken to sort or organize items in a logical or systematic order | ||||||
noun • the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb • the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people | ||||||||
Reduction Of A Sort Initially In Order Crossword Clue
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DECREASE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DECREASE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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