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1
as in compressed
to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter
the sweater will shrink a little when washed
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2
as in flinched
to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust
shrinking back from the approaching flames
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3
as in diminished
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
his crush on her is likely to shrink after they start their new lives on different college campuses
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Recent Examples of shrunk
Inevitably, the community has shrunk.
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Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
That has shrunken dramatically and been taken over by a lot of younger consumers.
—James Manso, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
The company’s market capitalization has shrunk to $19 billion now, and a debt level of $13 billion implies a high debt to equity ratio of 68%.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
BBLs can be shrunk, breast implants can be removed—but once your teeth get shaved down and fitted with veneers, part of your literal bones are gone.
—Katie Way, SELF, 30 Sep. 2024
And Italy has shrunk the proportion by only one percent.
—Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2020
Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
That has shrunken dramatically and been taken over by a lot of younger consumers.
—James Manso, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
The company’s market capitalization has shrunk to $19 billion now, and a debt level of $13 billion implies a high debt to equity ratio of 68%.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
BBLs can be shrunk, breast implants can be removed—but once your teeth get shaved down and fitted with veneers, part of your literal bones are gone.
—Katie Way, SELF, 30 Sep. 2024
And Italy has shrunk the proportion by only one percent.
—Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrunk
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But with the air briefly trapped in a small space beneath the wing and the surface, it gets compressed, increasing the pressure below the wing and generating extra lift.New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024
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Since then, digital transformation, steep competition and our collective appetite for innovation have dramatically compressed the product life cycle.Keith Yandell, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Expectations are diminished, contaminated by politics.Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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Of course, that snub hasn’t really diminished the Parkour Civilization phenomenon.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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Forests and grasslands will have vanished.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
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The last minute surge in enrollments, which had occurred every previous year, vanished.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Shrunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrunk. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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