shrink from
phrasal verb
shrank from or shrunk from; shrunk from or shrunken from; shrinking from; shrinks from
: to try to avoid (something difficult or unpleasant) : to be unwilling to do (something)
He doesn't shrink from telling the truth, no matter how painful it may be.
She won't shrink from the task.
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Erica Kenney’s team will likely shrink from about a dozen people to three.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Not in the number of players, as the team shrunk from an 18-man roster last season to a 14-man — leaving one spot open in the wake of a new NCAA rule shifting the max number of players allowed on a team to 15 — but in height and length.
—Joseph Pastilha, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
Among Gen Z men, Democrats’ advantage shrank from +7 in 2020 to a –8 Republican edge in 2024, a 15-point swing.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
Preliminary findings on Tuesday reported CATS armed security personnel shrunk from between 68 and 88 in 2018 to 39 this year.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Not in the number of players, as the team shrunk from an 18-man roster last season to a 14-man — leaving one spot open in the wake of a new NCAA rule shifting the max number of players allowed on a team to 15 — but in height and length.
—Joseph Pastilha, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
Among Gen Z men, Democrats’ advantage shrank from +7 in 2020 to a –8 Republican edge in 2024, a 15-point swing.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
Preliminary findings on Tuesday reported CATS armed security personnel shrunk from between 68 and 88 in 2018 to 39 this year.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Shrink from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrink%20from. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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