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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Micron Technology is likely to get a big boost over the coming year if its blockbuster fiscal first-quarter results are anything to go by, even as some investors shrink from the AI trade, according to several Wall Street researchers.
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
The most critical was a final hit on sliding Saints quarterback Tyler Shough by rookie Lathan Ransom, which made the potential game-winning field goal shrink from 62 to 47 yards.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025
Fuentes attacking his wife, and Vance shrinking from confronting it.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
In June, a diabetic resident who relied on a feeding tube ― used when someone can't obtain nutrition by mouth ― lost nearly 20 pounds in three months, shrinking from 193 pounds to 175 pounds.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
The most critical was a final hit on sliding Saints quarterback Tyler Shough by rookie Lathan Ransom, which made the potential game-winning field goal shrink from 62 to 47 yards.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025
Fuentes attacking his wife, and Vance shrinking from confronting it.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
In June, a diabetic resident who relied on a feeding tube ― used when someone can't obtain nutrition by mouth ― lost nearly 20 pounds in three months, shrinking from 193 pounds to 175 pounds.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Shrink from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrink%20from. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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