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shrinkage

noun as in decrease

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Widespread dissatisfaction and shrinkage in the ranks of the middle class has long been linked with political instability.

From Time

Zinna explains this helps prevent shrinkage and shape loss, but can also lead to additional dye transfer.

They may affect body shrinkage even more than steady warming does.

The brilliant thing about this method is that it helps prevent shrinkage — something that seems to always afflict my tart crusts, even if I’m careful to chill the dough and to resist stretching it.

“Our starting point is an assumption that the shrinkage in the economy post-pandemic is mostly informal and hence the loss in output across sectors gives us a measure of the informal sector,” it said.

From Quartz

You lose connectivity between portions of your brain, and some regions even experience shrinkage, according to Williams.

The ill effects of hypernatremia are primarily caused by cell shrinkage and damage in the brain.

“In general, gray matter shrinkage may have no impact,” says Dr. Nicole Prause of University of California, Los Angeles.

True, much of that shrinkage can be traced to individuals bringing income forward to avoid higher tax rates in 2013.

As for their carrot, not the stuff of legend, with or without shrinkage.

A similar shrinkage has been displayed in the case of the protesting Alsace-Lorrainers, who returned only two deputies in 1907.

Customs receipts are larger than ever before, and there is no shrinkage at the clearing house.

Such shrinkage is usually the result of insufficient blanching, or poor packing or both.

Rugose: Short irregular folds, due to shrinkage of surface growth.

On account of the absence of oil, the shrinkage of French spun worsted is considerably less than that made by the Bradford system.

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On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shrinkage, such as: contraction, depreciation, diminution, reduction, shrinking, and lessening.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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