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censorship(noun, ban, restriction, suppression, renouncement)
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chop(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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clean up(verb, expression, drop, close, cut)
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clip(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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coagulate(verb, concentrate, squeeze, curtail, compact)
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compact(verb, concentrate, squeeze, curtail, compress)
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compensate(verb, restrict, cancel, undo, reverse)
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compress(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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concentrate(verb, condense, squeeze, curtail, compact)
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condense(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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confine(verb, restrict, cancel, undo, reverse)
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constrict(verb, concentrate, squeeze, curtail, compact)
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contract(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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counteract(verb, restrict, cancel, undo, reverse)
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counterbalance(verb, restrict, cancel, undo, reverse)
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countervail(verb, restrict, cancel, undo, reverse)
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cover(verb, destroy, obscure, kill, eliminate)
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crop(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen)
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cross out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, remove, withdraw)
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curtail(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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