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cut to bone

VERB
digest
Synonyms
STRONG
abbreviate abstract classify codify compress condense cut decrease epitomize inventory nutshell reduce shorten sum summarize summate survey systematize tabulate trim
WEAK
boil down cut down get to the meat methodize put in a nutshell sum up synopsize
Antonyms
STRONG
add amplify develop disorganize enlarge expand extend fill grow increase lengthen raise strengthen
WEAK
detail misunderstand

Example Sentences

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This record makes makes the idea of living in a perfect society sound utterly intoxicating, before the mask slips, the mirror cracks, and the shards cut to bone.

From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2017