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Term: retrenching

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "retrenching": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. retrenching

retrenching

Definitions

Verb

  1. Tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
  2. Make a reduction, as in one's workforce
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "retrenching".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 retrenching 3 1

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "retrenching".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 reflecting 3 17
2 remembering 4 17
3 broadcasting 3 9
4 requesting 3 8
5 graduating 4 7
6 restraining 3 7
7 responding 3 6
8 respecting 3 5
9 prohibiting 4 4
10 registering 4 4
11 transpiring 4 4
12 frustrating 3 3
13 transcending 3 3
14 criticizing 4 2
15 refueling 4 2
16 remodeling 4 2
17 translating 3 2
18 transmitting 3 2
19 dramatizing 4 1
20 printmaking 3 1
21 recreating 4 1
22 redirecting 4 1
23 refocusing 4 1
24 refurbishing 4 1
25 reiterating 5 1
26 rekindling 3 1
27 reminiscing 4 1
28 resurrecting 4 1
29 arbitraging 4 0
30 arbitrating 4 0
31 breastfeeding 3 0
32 brutalizing 4 0
33 crisscrossing 3 0
34 eradicating 5 0
35 fragmenting 3 0
36 fraternizing 4 0
37 freestanding 3 0
38 frequenting 3 0
39 gravitating 4 0
40 predicating 4 0
41 prejudicing 4 0
42 prescribing 3 0
43 privatizing 4 0
44 procreating 4 0
45 profiteering 4 0
46 propagating 4 0
47 prospecting 3 0
48 prototyping 4 0
49 provisioning 4 0
50 racketeering 4 0
51 readjusting 4 0
52 reauthorizing 5 0
53 recapturing 4 0
54 rectifying 4 0
55 recycling 4 0
56 redefining 4 0
57 redeploying 4 0
58 redesigning 4 0
59 redoubling 4 0
60 reelecting 4 0
61 referencing 4 0
62 refinishing 4 0
63 reigniting 4 0
64 reimbursing 4 0
65 reimposing 4 0
66 relegating 4 0
67 relocating 4 0
68 renovating 4 0
69 repackaging 4 0
70 replanting 3 0
71 reprinting 3 0
72 repurchasing 4 0
73 reshuffling 4 0
74 resonating 4 0
75 restarting 3 0
76 resurfacing 4 0
77 retracting 3 0
78 revaluing 4 0
79 revisiting 4 0
80 rototilling 4 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "retrenching".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 returning 3 35
2 stretching 2 17
3 screeching 2 7
4 retreating 3 5
5 wrenching 2 1
6 retracing 3 1
7 sentencing 3 1
8 retraining 3 1
9 entrenching 3 0
10 retrench 2 0
11 referencing 4 0
12 drenching 2 0
13 breeching 2 0
14 retrenchment 3 0
15 etching 2 0
16 rewatching 3 0
17 retrieving 3 0
18 retrenched 2 0
19 retreading 3 0
20 retracting 3 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "retrenching" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "retrenching" in a sentence.

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Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "retrenching" in the same piece of text.

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Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "retrenching".

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 80

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

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Six employees win compensation after they were forced to re-apply for jobs during retrenchments
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More Startup Layoffs Are Coming as Investors Push Founders to Conserve Cash
Apr 18, 2022 The Information
Inspired CEO defiant on UK tax rises: "Where we see others retrenching, we see opportunity"
May 8, 2026 egr.global
Namib Mills considerin­g retrenchme­nts amid sixth week of strike
Feb 19, 2026 PressReader

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