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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Yet Sammy didn’t shrink from the Nixon controversy.
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Questlove, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
Laudermilch explained that Liberty’s women’s track and cross-country program was told on July 30 that, in order for the school to comply with Title IX, its roster would have to shrink from 24 to 17 runners.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The luxury veteran estimated that in the past 30 years, family run companies in Limoges competing on an international level shrank from 40 to 50 firms to just seven.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 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
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Questlove, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
Laudermilch explained that Liberty’s women’s track and cross-country program was told on July 30 that, in order for the school to comply with Title IX, its roster would have to shrink from 24 to 17 runners.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The luxury veteran estimated that in the past 30 years, family run companies in Limoges competing on an international level shrank from 40 to 50 firms to just seven.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 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
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“Shrink from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrink%20from. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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