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shrinkage

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as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened she knew that her diet was working by the striking shrinkage of her waist

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“Shrinkage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrinkage. Accessed 6 Dec. 2022.

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