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as in compressed
to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter
the sweater will shrink a little when washed
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as in recoiled
to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust
shrinking back from the approaching flames
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as in decreased
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
his crush on her is likely to shrink after they start their new lives on different college campuses
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Recent Examples of shrank
In 2024, the market shrunk 2% for the first time, losing some 50 million consumers.
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Joe Bobowicz,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
Other counties around the Carolinas that shrunk in overall population saw more Hispanic residents, including Union County, South Carolina, and Bertie County, North Carolina.
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John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
After redistricting shrank the House battlefield, some Democrats worry that their party is growing more vulnerable to those attacks.
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Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
Now that shares are hovering just above the company’s opening price, struggling to clear even the mid $150s by midday Wednesday, Musk’s net value has once again shrunk to a still-obscene $957 billion, according to Bloomberg‘s Billionaires Index, robbing him of his new honorific.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
24 June 2026
Los Angeles film and TV jobs have shrunk 33%, from 150,000 gigs in 2022 to 101,000 in 2025.
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Steven Bertoni,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Then, shortly after that team shrank, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system (FSD) got worse.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Even as homes shrank, prices kept climbing—median single-family home prices rose nearly 48% between 2019 and 2024, according to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.
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Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
That number shrank to 9,643 the next year and 2,126 in 1992, before sinking to as few as a few dozen per year in the early 2000s.
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Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Joe Bobowicz,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
Other counties around the Carolinas that shrunk in overall population saw more Hispanic residents, including Union County, South Carolina, and Bertie County, North Carolina.
—
John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
After redistricting shrank the House battlefield, some Democrats worry that their party is growing more vulnerable to those attacks.
—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
Now that shares are hovering just above the company’s opening price, struggling to clear even the mid $150s by midday Wednesday, Musk’s net value has once again shrunk to a still-obscene $957 billion, according to Bloomberg‘s Billionaires Index, robbing him of his new honorific.
—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
24 June 2026
Los Angeles film and TV jobs have shrunk 33%, from 150,000 gigs in 2022 to 101,000 in 2025.
—
Steven Bertoni,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Then, shortly after that team shrank, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system (FSD) got worse.
—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Even as homes shrank, prices kept climbing—median single-family home prices rose nearly 48% between 2019 and 2024, according to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.
—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
That number shrank to 9,643 the next year and 2,126 in 1992, before sinking to as few as a few dozen per year in the early 2000s.
—
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrank
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That compressed timeline changes the whole defensive game.
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Hydrogen is produced elsewhere, compressed, stored, transported, and then refuelled into the vehicle.
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Markets recoiled for a moment, then kept climbing, the Nasdaq tripling before the decade was out.
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And when the Walmart collaboration arrived in 2007 — a full collection at twenty dollars and under — the industry recoiled once again.
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In March, a nurse assessed Parias for complaints of increasing pain, and the nurse noted decreased mobility, prompting the nurse to submit a referral for an orthopedic evaluation, as well as additional medications.
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This year, a census report compiled by Nutmeg Consulting found that the homeless sheltered population increased by around 17%, while the number of people living outside decreased by almost 50%.
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This interview has been edited and condensed.
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This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.
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Credit card APRs are still parked near record highs, after all, and rates on mortgages and many other loan products have barely flinched, meaning there are big affordability challenges for those who need to borrow money in today's landscape.
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Up to that point, neither team’s starting pitcher had flinched.
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Aalto University / Mahdi Asgari History is filled with stories of the great being felled by the puny.
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And those are the lucky ones, who weren’t felled by late-season injuries and bumped from the tournament the way Brazil’s Rodrygo, Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma and Germany’s Serge Gnabry were.
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Niv Shisler, 24, an aspiring rapper who works at Dorfman’s restaurant, moved to the town last November lured by cheap housing when rents collapsed during the war.
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The project had to be unplugged within months — before being widely deployed — when the company behind it collapsed.
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James stretched his neck and winced.
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The Republican Congress — filled with Netanyahu fans and hawks eager to align with Israel — winced.
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“Shrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrank. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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