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decreased slightly vs slightly decreased

Both "decreased slightly" and "slightly decreased" are correct and commonly used in English. They have the same meaning and are interchangeable in many sentences.
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decreased slightly

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe a small decrease in something.

Examples:

  • The temperature decreased slightly in the evening.
  • The sales decreased slightly last month.
  • Hip and groin time-loss injuries decreased slightly but injury burden remained constant in men's professional football: the 15-year prospective UEFA Elite Club ...
  • Nov 17, 2021 ... Total national reported Clean Air Act compliance-monitoring activities decreased slightly during Coronavirus pandemic, but state activities varied widely.
  • October 17, 2024 — The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene today announced that overdose deaths decreased slightly in 2023 after four ...
  • Carbon emissions from U.S. power sector decreased slightly in 2022, nineteenth annual benchmarking report finds. November 15, 2023. Carbon emissions from ...
  • Oct 9, 2024 ... The Kansas City Financial Stress Index (KCFSI) decreased slightly from -0.42 in August to -0.46 in September, remaining below its historical ...
  • Oct 18, 2024 ... The Austin-Round Rock MSA unemployment rate decreased slightly from August 2024 to September 2024, and is now at 3.4%, as represented by ...
  • Nov 3, 2024 ... Rainfall volume decreased slightly? EVRIMA. They talking about rain droplet volume or rainfall frequency volume? Upvote 1. Downvote
  • Oct 17, 2024 ... 76 likes, 3 comments - nychealthy on October 17, 2024: "Overdose deaths decreased slightly in 2023 after four consecutive years of increases ...
  • Sep 25, 2018 ... Violent crime in the United States decreased slightly in 2017, after a troubling rise the previous two years that became a major talking ...

Alternatives:

  • slightly decreased
  • experienced a slight decrease
  • went down a bit
  • dropped slightly
  • showed a small decline

slightly decreased

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe a small decrease in something.

Examples:

  • The price slightly decreased after the promotion.
  • Her energy levels slightly decreased towards the end of the day.
  • Massage therapy slightly decreased pain intensity after habitual running, but had no effect on fatigue, mood or physical performance: a randomised trial. J ...
  • Net interest margin of EU/EEA banks slightly decreased on a quarterly basis. Press Release; 19 September 2024. The European Banking Authority (EBA) today ...
  • Massage therapy slightly decreased pain intensity after habitual running, but had no effect on fatigue, mood or physical performance: a randomised trial.
  • In spite of the strong degeneration of histamine neurons in the disease, t-MeHA levels in CSF were only slightly decreased in AD compared to controls.
  • Aug 6, 2022 ... Remote learning slightly decreased student performance in an introductory undergraduate course on climate change · Introduction. Support for ...
  • Mar 12, 2024 ... Support for LGBTQ rights slightly decreased in the last year, survey finds. By Nicole Chavez, CNN. 3 minute read. Published 6:18 PM EDT, Tue ...
  • Single Coronary Artery Demonstrating Slightly Decreased 13NH3 Stress Flows in its Distal Flow Territories · Abstract · Introduction · Case Report · Discussion.
  • Jul 13, 2021 ... Then, following several years of steady growth, resource productivity slightly decreased in 2020. This was largely due to a significant decrease ...
  • Apr 16, 2020 ... However, the neural discrimination of odors slightly decreased. Although ongoing baseline and odor-evoked beta oscillations in the local field ...
  • Mar 20, 2024 ... Child marriage rates have slightly decreased, but 29% is still far too high. Let's build strong institutional partnerships with government, civil society, and ...

Alternatives:

  • decreased slightly
  • experienced a slight decrease
  • went down a bit
  • dropped slightly
  • showed a small decline

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