60 entries under shorten topic. ×

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narrow(verb, decline, reduce, diminish, decrease)
6
boil down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce)
5
cut back(verb, expression, cut, reduce, diminish)
5
pare(verb, cut, diminish, condense)
4
clip(verb, cut, reduce, press, crush)
4
cut down(verb, expression, cut, reduce, diminish)
4
edit(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
4
prune(verb, cut, diminish, condense)
4
synopsize(verb, cut, reduce, concentrate, squeeze)
4
telescope(verb, cut, contract, concentrate, condense)
3
coagulate(verb, concentrate, condense, squeeze, curtail)
2
densen(verb, concentrate, condense, squeeze, curtail)
2
restrict(verb, cut, contract, condense, squeeze)
2
solidify(verb, firm, pack, concentrate, squeeze)
2
thicken(verb, concentrate, squeeze, curtail, compact)
2
press together(verb, expression, phrasal verb, concentrate, condense)
1
cut short(expression, cut, condense)
1
blue pencil(verb, expression, cut, reduce, diminish)
1
get to the meat(verb, expression, idiom, cut, reduce)
1
inventory(verb, cut, reduce, concentrate, squeeze)
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