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lessening(noun, decrease, abstract, summary)
8
abbreviating(diminishing, decreasing, curtailing)
8
reducing(diminishing, abbreviation, curtailing)
7
diminishing(adjective, diminishing, decreasing, curtailing)
6
abridging(diminishing, decreasing)
6
clipping(noun, diminishing)
6
condensing
6
curtailing(diminishing, decreasing, curtailing)
6
decreasing(adjective, diminishing, decreasing, curtailing)
6
trimming(noun, diminishing, shearing)
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contracting(adjective, diminishing, decreasing)
5
compacting(diminishing, decreasing)
5
compressing(diminishing, decreasing)
5
lowering(lowering, decreasing)
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concentrating(diminishing, decreasing)
4
cut
4
minimizing(diminishing, curtailing)
4
shorten
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shrinking(decrease, diminishing, decreasing, nonincrease)
3
curtail
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APASmart Define. (2015). shortening thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/shortening/thesaurus/synonyms
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