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X-out(verb, remove, destroy, withdraw, obscure)
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X out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, remove, destroy)
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abate(verb, restrict, cancel, undo, reverse)
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abbreviate(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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abolish(verb, remove, destroy, eliminate, restrict)
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abrogate(verb, reject, restrict, cancel, undo)
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amputate(verb, remove, strike, eradicate, extract)
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annihilate(verb, remove, destroy, obscure, kill)
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annul(verb, remove, reject, destroy, eliminate)
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ax(verb, destroy, obscure, kill, eliminate)
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barber(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, curtail)
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blank(verb, remove, withdraw, eliminate, best)
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bleep(verb, drop, close, cut, cancel)
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blot(verb, remove, withdraw, eliminate, obliterate)
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bob(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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bog(verb, destroy, obscure, kill, eliminate)
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boil down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce)
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bowdlerization(noun, restriction, suppression, renouncement, censorship)
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bring to naught(verb, expression, idiom, restrict, cancel)
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call all bets off(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, remove)
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