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trim(verb, cut, reduce, smooth, level)
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abbreviate(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen)
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barber(verb, cut, reduce, curtail, trim)
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blue pencil(verb, expression, cut, reduce, curtail)
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bob(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, curtail)
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boil down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce)
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crop(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, curtail)
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curtail(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen)
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cut shorter(verb, expression, cut, curtail, tidy)
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dock(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen)
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edit(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, curtail)
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lop(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen)
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mow(verb, cut, reduce, crush, diminish)
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pare down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce)
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plane(verb, cut, reduce, crush, smash)
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prune(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen)
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put in a nutshell(verb, expression, idiom, cut, reduce)
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shave(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, curtail)
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shorten(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen)
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slice off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, curtail)
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