43 entries under shrinkage topic. ×

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confinement(noun, control, check, curb, limit)
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elision(noun, decrease, reduction, drawing, ebb)
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retrenchment(noun, decrease, reduction, weakening)
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withdrawal(noun, reduction, drawing, tightening)
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curtailing(noun, reduction, drawing, tightening)
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decreasing(noun, reduction, drawing, shrinking, lowering)
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deflating(noun, reduction, drawing, tightening)
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diminishing(noun, cut, decline, reduction, drawing)
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omission(noun, reduction, drawing, tightening)
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recession(noun, reduction, drawing, tightening)
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shrivelling(noun, reduction, drawing, tightening)
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withdrawing(noun, reduction, drawing, tightening)
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tensing(noun, decrease, reduction, drawing, ebb)
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tightening(noun, limit, reduction, constraint, drawing)
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abbreviating(noun, reduction, drawing, shrinking, lowering)
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abridging(noun, reduction, drawing, tightening)
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confining(noun, reduction, drawing, tightening)
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evaporating(noun, reduction, drawing, tightening)
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evaporation(noun, reduction, drawing, tightening)
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lopping(noun, reduction, drawing, tightening)
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