60 entries under shorten topic. ×

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cut(verb, change, remove, develop, reduce)
11
contract(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
10
censor(verb, change, cut, remove, correct)
9
condense(verb, change, cut, decline, reduce)
7
abridge(noun, verb, cut, decline, remove)
6
reduce(verb, cut, decline, diminish, decrease)
6
trim(verb, adjective, change, cut, remove)
5
abbreviate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
5
excise(verb, change, cut, remove, correct)
5
expurgate(verb, cut, remove, suppress, restrict)
4
compress(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
2
blue pencil(verb, expression, cut, remove, reduce)
2
curtail(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
2
cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce)
2
remove(verb, cut, destroy, obliterate, erase)
2
snip(verb, cut, remove, reduce, disregard)
1
abstract
1
bob(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
1
boil down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, change, cut)
1
chop(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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