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close(reduce, fall, fail, bomb)
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compress(reduce, diminish, contract, narrow)
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concentrate(reduce, diminish, contract, narrow)
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constrict(reduce, diminish, contract, narrow)
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consume(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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contract(reduce, diminish, narrow, shrink)
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decrease(decline, reduce, diminish, lessen)
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deflate(reduce, diminish, contract, narrow)
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deplete(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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depress(fail, abandon, sadden, disappoint)
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die away(expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
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die down(expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
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die out(expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
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dim(decline, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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diminish(decline, reduce, decrease, lessen)
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disappoint(fail, abandon, sadden, dishearten)
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disenchant(fail, abandon, sadden, disappoint)
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disinherit(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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displace(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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dispossess(drop, fail, waste, surrender)
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