6
deflate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
6
drain(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease)
6
minimize(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease)
6
retrench(verb, cut, remove, reduce, restrain)
6
sum up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
5
bob(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, contract)
5
depreciate(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower)
5
dock(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, contract)
5
dwindle(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease)
5
minify(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
5
scale down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce)
5
shave(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish)
5
taper(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease)
4
censor(noun, verb, cut, remove, ban)
4
chop(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower)
4
decline(verb, reduce, ease, diminish, lower)
4
delete(verb, cut, remove, suppress, restrict)
4
elide(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, contract)
4
expurgate(verb, cut, remove, suppress, restrict)
4
recapitulate(verb, arrange, tell, prepare, review)
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