8
excision(noun, extraction, nonaddition subtraction)
6
extirpation
5
removal(noun, nonaddition subtraction)
4
abscission(noun, removal, extraction, nonaddition subtraction, editing)
4
cutting out(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
wear and tear(noun, expression, idiom, use, deterioration)
3
abrasion(noun, deterioration, wear, nonaddition subtraction)
3
abstraction(taking, nonaddition subtraction)
3
attrition(noun, deterioration, wear, depreciation, depletion)
3
erosion
3
sublation(noun, nonaddition subtraction)
3
subtraction(taking, nonaddition subtraction)
3
wearing away(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, deterioration)
2
abduction
2
amputation
2
corrosion(noun, deterioration, wear)
2
decrease
2
deduction
2
depletion
2
ravages of time(noun, expression, idiom, deterioration, wear)
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