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decrease(noun, verb, drop, cut, decline)
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diminution(noun, drop, cut, decline, fall)
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dwindling(noun, verb, adjective, drop, cut)
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decline(noun, drop, cut, fall, decrease)
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diminishing(noun, verb, adjective, cut, decline)
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lowering(noun, verb, adjective, drop, cut)
14
reducing(noun, verb, adjective, decrease, depression)
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abatement(noun, break, drop, cut, decline)
13
reduction(noun, drop, cut, decline, decrease)
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waning(noun, verb, adjective, drop, cut)
10
abating(verb, adjective, declining, falling, decreasing)
10
decreasing(noun, verb, adjective, decrease, depression)
10
shortening(noun, verb, decrease, abstract, summary)
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weakening(noun, verb, adjective, drop, decline)
9
declining(noun, verb, adjective, cut, decline)
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easing(noun, verb, grant, improvement, reduction)
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contraction(noun, cut, decline, decrease, reduction)
8
deterioration(noun, drop, decline, fall, decrease)
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shrinking(noun, verb, adjective, decrease, depression)
8
slackening(noun, verb, adjective, break, drop)
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