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contract(place, cut, increase, reduce)
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squeeze(move, hold, break, close)
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shorten(cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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abbreviate(cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
30
condense(move, hold, place, cut)
25
reduce(move, hold, cut, decline)
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abridge(cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
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crush(noun, move, hold, beat)
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press(noun, hold, break, close)
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compact(noun, adjective, place, increase)
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curtail(cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
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pack(noun, move, hold, place)
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shrink(cut, decline, increase, reduce)
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summarize(cut, reduce, concentrate, condense)
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trim(cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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tighten(decline, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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crowd(move, hold, break, place)
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cut(reduce, diminish, decrease, contract)
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epitomize(cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
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constrict(decline, increase, reduce, press)
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