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shrink(verb, decline, reduce, diminish, decrease)
2
back wrong horse(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
2
backslide(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
2
be defeated(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
2
be deficient(verb, fail)
2
be demoted(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
2
be disappointing
2
be found lacking(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
2
be in vain(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
2
be inadequate
2
be lacking(verb, fail)
2
be ruined(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
2
be unsuccessful(verb, decline, fall, slip, bomb)
2
be wanting(verb, fail)
2
bereave(verb, drop, fail, waste, surrender)
2
blunder(verb, drop, decline, disregard, trip)
2
break down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, fall)
2
come to naught(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
2
come to nothing(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
2
crash(verb, fall, fail, bomb, fold)
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