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shorten(verb, order, close, cut, increase)
35
abbreviate(verb, close, cut, decline, increase)
31
cut(verb, decline, remove, reduce, restrain)
29
curtail(verb, cut, decline, increase, reduce)
28
reduce(verb, order, close, cut, decline)
27
contract(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce)
19
diminish(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease)
19
lessen(verb, cut, decline, reduce, restrain)
17
decrease(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce)
14
cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, order, cut)
14
trim(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish)
13
truncate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease)
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cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, decline)
10
clip(verb, cut, decline, reduce, restrain)
9
pare(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish)
9
shrink(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce)
8
crop(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
8
narrow(verb, close, cut, decline, remove)
8
slash(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish)
7
abate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease)
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