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, 2020OZY
The lever that’s now taking charge as demand recedes is the ongoing big shrink in inventory.
The 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, 2020FORTUNE
A 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 ONLINE
Frasier is a radio shrink and Roz is his producer and friend.
IF YOUR SPIRITS NEED A BOOST, WATCH ‘FRASIER’KATHI WOLFEAUGUST 13, 2020WASHINGTON BLADE
Great 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. BALLANTYNE
Even the lawless classes of society generally shrink from blood.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY
It continues to grow after birth, but later begins to shrink and nearly disappears in the adult.
MAN AND HIS ANCESTORCHARLES MORRIS
They brave dangers and risk consequences; shall we shrink from them?
She 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. DRINKWATER
WORDS RELATED TO SHRINK
- bind
- bottle up
- bound
- chain
- check
- circumscribe
- come down on
- constrict
- contain
- contract
- cool down
- cramp
- curb
- decrease
- define
- delimit
- delimitate
- demarcate
- demark
- diminish
- encircle
- enclose
- hamper
- handicap
- hang up
- hem in
- hold back
- hold down
- impede
- inclose
- inhibit
- keep within bounds
- keep within limits
- moderate
- modify
- narrow
- pin down
- prelimit
- put away
- put on ice
- qualify
- reduce
- regulate
- restrain
- send up
- shorten
- shrink
- shut in
- surround
- temper
- tether
- tie
- bind
- bottle up
- bound
- chain
- check
- circumscribe
- come down on
- constrict
- contain
- contract
- cool down
- cramp
- curb
- decrease
- define
- delimit
- delimitate
- demarcate
- demark
- diminish
- encircle
- enclose
- hamper
- handicap
- hang up
- hem in
- hold back
- hold down
- impede
- inclose
- inhibit
- keep within bounds
- keep within limits
- moderate
- modify
- narrow
- pin down
- prelimit
- put away
- put on ice
- qualify
- reduce
- regulate
- restrain
- send up
- shorten
- shrink
- shut in
- surround
- temper
- tether
- tie
- bind
- bottle up
- bound
- chain
- check
- circumscribe
- come down on
- constrict
- contain
- contract
- cool down
- cramp
- curb
- decrease
- define
- delimit
- delimitate
- demarcate
- demark
- diminish
- encircle
- enclose
- hamper
- handicap
- hang up
- hem in
- hold back
- hold down
- impede
- inclose
- inhibit
- keep within bounds
- keep within limits
- moderate
- modify
- narrow
- pin down
- prelimit
- put away
- put on ice
- qualify
- reduce
- regulate
- restrain
- send up
- shorten
- shrink
- shut in
- surround
- temper
- tether
- tie
- abandon
- avoid
- back
- back away
- back down
- back off
- back out
- backtrack
- beat it
- cave in
- decamp
- depart
- disengage
- draw back
- ebb
- elude
- escape
- evacuate
- evade
- fall back
- fold
- give ground
- go
- go along with
- go back
- hand over
- hide
- keep aloof
- keep apart
- lay down
- leave
- move back
- opt out
- pull out
- quail
- quit
- recede
- recoil
- reel
- regress
- relinquish
- resign
- retire
- retrocede
- retrograde
- reverse
- run
- seclude oneself
- sequester
- shrink
- start back
- turn tail
- vacate
- withdraw
- abandon
- avoid
- back
- back away
- back down
- back off
- back out
- backtrack
- beat it
- cave in
- decamp
- depart
- disengage
- draw back
- ebb
- elude
- escape
- evacuate
- evade
- fall back
- fold
- give ground
- go
- go along with
- go back
- hand over
- hide
- keep aloof
- keep apart
- lay down
- leave
- move back
- opt out
- pull out
- quail
- quit
- recede
- recoil
- reel
- regress
- relinquish
- resign
- retire
- retrocede
- retrograde
- reverse
- run
- seclude oneself
- sequester
- shrink
- start back
- turn tail
- vacate
- withdraw
- abandon
- avoid
- back
- back away
- back down
- back off
- back out
- backtrack
- beat it
- cave in
- decamp
- depart
- disengage
- draw back
- ebb
- elude
- escape
- evacuate
- evade
- fall back
- fold
- give ground
- go
- go along with
- go back
- hand over
- hide
- keep aloof
- keep apart
- lay down
- leave
- move back
- opt out
- pull out
- quail
- quit
- recede
- recoil
- reel
- regress
- relinquish
- resign
- retire
- retrocede
- retrograde
- reverse
- run
- seclude oneself
- sequester
- shrink
- start back
- turn tail
- vacate
- withdraw
- abandon
- avoid
- back
- back away
- back down
- back off
- back out
- backtrack
- beat it
- cave in
- decamp
- depart
- disengage
- draw back
- ebb
- elude
- escape
- evacuate
- evade
- fall back
- fold
- give ground
- go
- go along with
- go back
- hand over
- hide
- keep aloof
- keep apart
- lay down
- leave
- move back
- opt out
- pull out
- quail
- quit
- recede
- recoil
- reel
- regress
- relinquish
- resign
- retire
- retrocede
- retrograde
- reverse
- run
- seclude oneself
- sequester
- shrink
- start back
- turn tail
- vacate
- withdraw
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