17
reduce(verb, take, cut, check, decline)
15
curtail(verb, control, cut, check, decline)
13
trim(verb, cut, increase, reduce, restrain)
12
cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
11
abbreviate(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt)
11
abridge(verb, cut, decline, reduce, restrain)
11
diminish(verb, take, cut, check, decline)
11
shorten(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt)
10
prune(verb, cut, check, increase, reduce)
9
crop(verb, cut, decline, increase, reduce)
9
cut(verb, check, decline, increase, reduce)
9
lop(verb, cut, increase, reduce, restrain)
9
lower(verb, cut, decline, increase, reduce)
9
pare(verb, cut, check, increase, reduce)
8
clip(verb, cut, check, decline, increase)
8
decrease(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce)
8
lessen(verb, take, cut, check, decline)
8
slash(verb, cut, check, increase, reduce)
8
summarize(verb, give, cut, review, condense)
7
abstract(verb, take, cut, remove, reduce)
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