7
abbreviating(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
7
condensing(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
7
curtailing(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
6
diminishing(verb, adjective, decrease, depression, reduction)
6
lessening(noun, verb, decrease, depression, reduction)
6
reducing(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
6
shortening(verb, diminishing, decreasing, shortening)
5
compacting(verb, diminishing, decreasing, contracting, shortening)
5
contracting(verb, adjective, diminishing, decreasing, contracting)
5
decreasing(verb, adjective, decrease, depression, reduction)
4
compressing(verb, diminishing, decreasing, contracting)
4
deflating(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
4
lowering(verb, depression, reduction, devaluation, decreasing)
4
shrinking(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
3
clipping(verb, diminishing, shortening, subtracting)
3
concentrating(verb, diminishing, decreasing)
3
dwindling(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
3
pruning(noun, verb, diminishing, subtracting)
3
trimming(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
3
truncating(verb, diminishing, decreasing)
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