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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Under the proposal, the number of repayment plans would shrink from roughly a dozen to just two.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Their total funding shrinks from $759 million to $479 million.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 20 Mar. 2025
As cuts happened, the Shawnee Indian Mission’s operational hours shrunk from year-round to a two-week window in the summer.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Fish discussed how the homebuilding market affects WM, saying that segment has shrunk from ten percent to probably less than half of that as a component of the business.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Their total funding shrinks from $759 million to $479 million.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 20 Mar. 2025
As cuts happened, the Shawnee Indian Mission’s operational hours shrunk from year-round to a two-week window in the summer.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Fish discussed how the homebuilding market affects WM, saying that segment has shrunk from ten percent to probably less than half of that as a component of the business.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shrink from
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“Shrink from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrink%20from. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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