as in to cut down
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Even better: the Southern turkey brand just announced a new cook-from-frozen bird to cut down on prep time and stress.Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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Where to watch Madame Web: Netflix Tom Holland says Robert Downey Jr. saved his first Spider-Man scene from being 'significantly' cut down 18 of 18 Venom: The Last Dance (2024) The latest entry in the Spider-Man movie universe wraps up the Tom Hardy Venom trilogy.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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The increase in content spending also coincides at a time when several media companies, looking to cut their losses, have been cutting back on other units including a series of personnel layoffs.Brad Adgate, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The big picture: Meta and Tesla are among at least a dozen tech companies trimming, or cutting back on growing, their workforces amid a slowdown in the economy.Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Stillwell’s and Gotti’s attorneys continued to turn down plea offers last week.Justin Curto, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2018, Russia offered a $5 billion military assistance deal to Lebanon only for the agreement to later be turned down amid U.S. and European pressure.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Whittle (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whittle%20%28down%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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