Thesaurus / shrink
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Kurz called time on the coalition and in elections last September the Freedom Party saw its share of the vote shrink.
IS THE SLIDE OF EUROPEAN POPULISM PERMANENT?CHARU KASTURIOCTOBER 15, 2020OZYThe lever that’s now taking charge as demand recedes is the ongoing big shrink in inventory.
HOUSING FLIPS THE RECESSION SCRIPT: PRICES WILL KEEP RISING FOR UP TO A YEAR, BUT HERE’S HOW THE PARTY WILL ENDSHAWN TULLYOCTOBER 4, 2020FORTUNEThe big looming shrink in pollution permits raises questions about the sustainability of the EV-maker’s bottom line.
TESLA’S BIGGEST PROFIT CENTER IS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO RUNNING OUT OF POWERSHAWN TULLYSEPTEMBER 30, 2020FORTUNEA shrink later told me the dream represented “safe danger,” but I never understood half of what he said, including that.
MY WEEK SHADOWING A TORNADO HUNTER IN OKLAHOMALINDA LOGANSEPTEMBER 10, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINEFrasier is a radio shrink and Roz is his producer and friend.
IF YOUR SPIRITS NEED A BOOST, WATCH ‘FRASIER’KATHI WOLFEAUGUST 13, 2020WASHINGTON BLADEGreat was the surprise of Alf at the honour and labour thus thrust upon him, but he did not shrink from it.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNEEven the lawless classes of society generally shrink from blood.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYIt continues to grow after birth, but later begins to shrink and nearly disappears in the adult.
MAN AND HIS ANCESTORCHARLES MORRISThey brave dangers and risk consequences; shall we shrink from them?
THE CONDITION, ELEVATION, EMIGRATION, AND DESTINY OF THE COLORED PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATESMARTIN R. DELANYShe had held herself in her heart as his promised wife for six long weeks, how could she shrink from him?
TESSA WADSWORTH'S DISCIPLINEJENNIE M. DRINKWATERWORDS RELATED TO SHRINK
- alternate
- balance
- balk
- be irresolute
- be reluctant
- be unwilling
- blow hot and cold
- dally
- debate
- defer
- delay
- demur
- dillydally
- dither
- doubt
- equivocate
- falter
- flounder
- fluctuate
- fumble
- hang
- hang back
- hedge
- hem and haw
- hold back
- hold off
- hover
- linger
- oscillate
- pause
- ponder
- pull back
- pussyfoot
- scruple
- seesaw
- shift
- shrink
- shy away
- sit on fence
- stammer
- stop
- straddle
- stumble
- stutter
- swerve
- tergiversate
- think about
- think twice
- vacillate
- waffle
- waver
- weigh
- alternated
- balanced
- balked
- blew hot and cold
- dallied
- debated
- deferred
- delayed
- demurred
- dillydallied
- dithered
- doubted
- equivocated
- faltered
- floundered
- fluctuated
- fumbled
- hedged
- held back
- held off
- hem and haw
- hovered
- hung
- hung back
- lingered
- oscillated
- paused
- pondered
- pulled back
- pussyfooted
- sat on fence
- scrupled
- seesawed
- shied away
- shifted
- shrank
- stammered
- stopped
- straddled
- stumbled
- stuttered
- swerved
- tergiversated
- thought about
- thought twice
- vacillated
- waffled
- was irresolute
- was reluctant
- was unwilling
- wavered
- weighed
- abate
- abridge
- amputate
- attenuate
- become smaller
- clip
- close
- contract
- crop
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- de-escalate
- decline
- decrease
- degrade
- die down
- dilute
- diminish
- downsize
- drain
- dwindle
- ease
- erode
- grow less
- impair
- lighten
- minify
- minimize
- mitigate
- moderate
- narrow
- roll back
- shrink
- slack up
- slacken
- slow down
- soft pedal
- take the bite out
- take the edge off
- take the sting out
- taper
- taper off
- thin
- truncate
- weaken
- wind down
- abbreviate
- attenuate
- belittle
- cheapen
- curtail
- cut down to size
- decrease
- decry
- deprecate
- depreciate
- derogate
- detract
- diminish
- discount
- disparage
- downplay
- dwarf
- knock
- knock down
- lessen
- make light of
- make little of
- miniaturize
- pan
- play down
- pooh-pooh
- poor-mouth
- prune
- put down
- reduce
- run down
- shrink
- trivialize
- underestimate
- underplay
- abbreviated
- attenuated
- belittled
- cheapened
- curtailed
- cut down to size
- cut rate
- decreased
- decried
- deprecated
- depreciated
- derogated
- detracted
- diminished
- discounted
- disparaged
- downplayed
- dwarfed
- knocked
- knocked down
- lessened
- made light of
- made little of
- miniaturized
- panned
- played down
- pooh-poohed
- poor-mouthed
- pruned
- put down
- ran down
- reduced
- shrank
- underestimated
- underplayed
- abate
- calm down
- check
- contract
- crumble
- curb
- curtail
- cut down
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- devaluate
- die down
- diminish
- drain
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- dry up
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- evaporate
- fade
- fall off
- lessen
- let up
- lighten
- lose edge
- lower
- modify
- narrow down
- peter out
- quell
- quiet
- rebate
- reduce
- restrain
- run low
- settle
- shrink
- shrivel
- sink
- slack off
- slacken
- slash
- slow down
- slump
- soften
- subside
- tail away
- tail off
- taper
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- wear away
- wear down
- wither
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