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scissor out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, close, remove)
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scratch(verb, destroy, obscure, kill, eliminate)
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scratch out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, remove, withdraw)
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shave(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen)
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shear(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen)
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shoot down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, destroy, obscure)
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shorten(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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shrink(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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sink(verb, destroy, obscure, kill, eliminate)
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slash(verb, cut, remove, reduce, diminish)
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slice off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce)
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smash(verb, destroy, obscure, kill, eliminate)
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snip(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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solidify(verb, concentrate, squeeze, curtail, compact)
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squash(verb, destroy, obscure, kill, eliminate)
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stamp out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, remove, withdraw)
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strike(verb, remove, withdraw, eliminate, eradicate)
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strike out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, remove, destroy)
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sum(verb, total, concentrate, amount, condense)
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summarize(verb, total, concentrate, amount, condense)
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