47 entries under lessening topic. ×

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compression(noun, break, cut, advance, decline)
18
reduction(noun, cut, decline, decrease, discount)
17
decrease(noun, cut, decrease, reduction, discount)
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condensation(noun, cut, decline, reduction, abstract)
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shortening(noun, decrease, abstract, summary)
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shrinkage(noun, cut, decline, decrease, reduction)
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curtailment(noun, cut, decline, decrease, reduction)
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diminution(noun, cut, decline, decrease, reduction)
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shrinking(noun, decrease, limit, reduction, constraint)
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constriction(noun, cut, decline, strain, limit)
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decrement(noun, cut, decline, decrease, discount)
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dwindling(noun, cut, decline, decrease, reduction)
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receding(noun, reduction, drawing, disappearance)
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abatement(noun, cut, decline, decrease, reduction)
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decline(noun, cut, decrease, reduction, discount)
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subtraction(noun, cut, decline, decrease, discount)
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decrescence(noun, cut, decline, decrease, reduction)
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depression(noun, cut, decline, line, reduction)
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devaluation(noun, cut, decline, decrease, discount)
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diminishing(noun, cut, decline, reduction, drawing)
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