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decrementing(verb, diminishing, decreasing)
3
degeneration(noun, drop, decline, fall, decrease)
3
depleting(verb, diminishing, decreasing)
3
derogating(verb, detracting)
3
diminish
3
discount(noun, cut, decline, decrease, reduction)
3
discounting(verb, detracting, subtracting)
3
dulling
3
dwindle
3
ease
3
extenuation(decrease, nonincrease)
3
fading(noun, verb, adjective, decrease, reduction)
3
fall(noun, drop, cut, decline, decrease)
3
falling(adjective, weakening, declining, wornout, decreasing)
3
falling off(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop)
3
flagging(noun, adjective, drop, decrease, retreat)
3
letup(noun, break, decrease, pause, reduction)
3
minimizing(verb, diminishing)
3
narrowing(noun, verb, adjective, decrease, depression)
3
palliating(noun, verb, adjective, alleviating)
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