slim down
Example Sentences
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England have slimmed down their backroom staff since McCullum took charge.
From BBC
It has tried to slim down its product selection, while selling at higher prices and improving its marketing strategy, William Blair analyst Dylan Carden said in a note last year.
From MarketWatch
The biggest safeguard from Paul’s camp was forcing Joshua to slim down by setting the fight’s weight limit at 245 pounds.
Bigger companies, like Ethan Allen Interiors were able to slim down operations, getting core materials like wood from domestic suppliers while things like fabric and structural components come for cheaper from Asia.
Mr. Plemons, who has slimmed down to scarecrow dimensions to suit a character who has renounced all worldly pleasures, is one of those rare actors who never seem to be acting.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
