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flagging(adjective, drop, decrease, retreat)
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letup(break, decrease, pause, reduction)
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narrowing(verb, adjective, decrease, depression)
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palliating(verb, adjective, alleviating)
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abridgement
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atrophy(drop, decline, decay, degradation)
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belittling(verb, adjective, scorn, ridicule)
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break(decrease, pause, reduction, respite)
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cliff
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cutback(cut, decline, decrease, reduction)
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decay(drop, decline, fall, decrease)
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decrescence(cut, decline, reduction, diminishing)
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derogation(scorn, censure, blame, lie)
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descent(drop, decline, fall, decrease)
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detraction
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downgrading(verb, decrease, discount, diminishing)
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downturn(drop, cut, decline, fall)
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elision(decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
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fall-off(drop, fall, deterioration, falloff)
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falling-off(drop, fall, deterioration, falloff)
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