2
crop(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
2
curtail(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce)
2
cut(verb, check, decline, reduce, ease)
2
cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
2
degrade(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
2
erode(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
2
fall(verb, ease, diminish, decrease, lessen)
2
jeff(verb, diminish, abate, dent, deplete)
2
let up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
2
minimize(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce)
2
moderate(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce)
2
recede(verb, ease, diminish, decrease, lessen)
2
roll back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
2
scale down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
2
slack up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
2
taper(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
1
abridge(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
1
attenuate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
1
become smaller(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease)
1
close(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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