144 entries under verb topic. ×

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decrease(noun, drop, cut, decline)
16
dwindling(noun, adjective, drop, cut)
15
diminishing(noun, adjective, cut, decline)
14
lowering(noun, adjective, drop, cut)
14
reducing(noun, adjective, decrease, depression)
11
waning(noun, adjective, drop, cut)
10
abating(adjective, declining, falling, decreasing)
10
decreasing(noun, adjective, decrease, depression)
10
shortening(noun, decrease, abstract, summary)
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weakening(noun, adjective, drop, decline)
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declining(noun, adjective, cut, decline)
9
easing(noun, grant, improvement, reduction)
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shrinking(noun, adjective, decrease, depression)
8
slackening(noun, adjective, break, drop)
7
curtailing(decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
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alleviating(alleviating, lightening)
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lightening(noun, adjective, decrease, reduction)
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sinking(noun, adjective, drop, decrease)
6
wane(noun, drop, fall, decrease)
5
abbreviating(decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
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