| edit(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease) | |
| even up(verb, expression, reduce, curtail) | |
| excerpt(diminish, decrease, lessen, contract) | |
| lop off(verb, expression, clip, pare) | |
| make a long story short(expression, idiom, diminish, decrease) | |
| pare down(verb, expression, reduce, curtail) | |
| plane(verb, reduce, diminish, curtail) | |
| put in a nutshell(verb, expression, idiom, reduce) | |
| slash(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease) | |
| tidy(verb, reduce, diminish, lessen) | |
| whittle down(verb, expression, reduce, curtail) | |
| cut to the bone(expression, idiom, diminish, decrease) | |
| skive(verb, trim, shorten, shave) | |
| take up(expression, contract, curtail) |
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