68 entries under lower topic. ×

52
shorten(verb, close, cut, increase, reduce)
38
abridge(noun, verb, close, cut, decline)
33
curtail(verb, cut, decline, increase, reduce)
30
contract(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce)
29
reduce(verb, close, cut, decline, increase)
29
cut(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, halt)
16
diminish(verb, cut, reduce, cause, restrain)
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)
9
clip(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt)
8
prune(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish)
8
shrink(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce)
7
abate(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, diminish)
7
pare(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish)
5
dwindle(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, diminish)
5
shave(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish)
4
retrench(verb, cut, decline, reduce, restrain)
4
slash(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt)
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