52
shorten(verb, close, cut, increase, reduce)
38
abridge(noun, verb, close, cut, decline)
33
curtail(verb, cut, decline, increase, reduce)
32
condense(verb, close, cut, decline, increase)
30
contract(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce)
29
reduce(verb, close, cut, decline, increase)
29
cut(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, halt)
27
compress(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
22
summarize(verb, close, cut, reduce, restrict)
22
abstract(verb, close, cut, reduce, prepare)
21
digest(verb, cut, reduce, concentrate, condense)
21
epitomize(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce)
19
trim(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt)
16
diminish(verb, cut, reduce, cause, restrain)
15
truncate(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt)
15
decrease(noun, verb, close, cut, decline)
12
cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce)
12
lessen(verb, cut, decline, reduce, restrain)
11
cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce)
10
synopsize(verb, cut, reduce, concentrate, squeeze)
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