6
clipping(noun, verb, rejecting, diminishing, subtracting)
5
cutting(verb, rejecting, subtracting)
5
pruning(noun, verb, diminishing, subtracting)
4
cropping(verb, rejecting, diminishing, subtracting)
4
trimming(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
3
curtailing(verb, rejecting, diminishing, subtracting)
3
cut
3
shaving(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
2
abridging(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
2
bobbing(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
2
clip
2
culling(verb, rejecting, diminishing)
2
decreasing(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
2
diminishing(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
2
draining(verb, rejecting, diminishing)
2
lessening(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
2
lop
2
paring(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
2
prune
2
reducing(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
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