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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Elsewhere, Bothwell Ranch, the last remaining commercial groves in the San Fernando Valley, has shrunk from a 100-acre grove to 14 acres, with plans in development to turn most of the land into housing.
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
Tecolote Canyon Golf Course in Clairemont has shrunk from 18 holes to nine to accommodate ongoing work on a $55 million sewer line replacement that is also affecting nearby hiking trails.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Residents of Venice, whose population has shrunk from about 175,000 in the 1970s to below 50,000 last year, said that the entrance fee turned their city into an amusement park and will not do much to discourage tourists.
—Emily Steinberger, Fortune, 20 July 2025
However, during the early 20th century, various balds were protected by national forests and parks, and in places where livestock grazing was restricted, those balds began to shrink from vegetation encroachment.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
Tecolote Canyon Golf Course in Clairemont has shrunk from 18 holes to nine to accommodate ongoing work on a $55 million sewer line replacement that is also affecting nearby hiking trails.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Residents of Venice, whose population has shrunk from about 175,000 in the 1970s to below 50,000 last year, said that the entrance fee turned their city into an amusement park and will not do much to discourage tourists.
—Emily Steinberger, Fortune, 20 July 2025
However, during the early 20th century, various balds were protected by national forests and parks, and in places where livestock grazing was restricted, those balds began to shrink from vegetation encroachment.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
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“Shrink from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrink%20from. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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