as in to cut down
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In the name of fixing the economy and jumpstarting home-soil industries, the President may raise consumer prices, while cutting down on accessible imports and agitating for a more nationalistic, even localized, culture.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025 -
Jurors heard how the two men sometimes worked together and had experience of cutting down large trees.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Our tester said the formula defined and isolated her curls, cut back on frizz, and smoothly detangled her strands before heat styling.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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Another positive side effect is that wearing a mask during allergy season dramatically cuts back on allergy symptoms in some patients.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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The largest obstacles were Jo finding a way to turn down her future mother- in-law’s questionable makeup artist talent and veil offering and Link struggling with his vows.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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President Donald Trump said that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has turned down his offer to deploy American troops into Mexico to fight against the country's drug cartels.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 May 2025
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“Whittle (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whittle%20%28down%29. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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