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1
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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2
as in flinched
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 shrunk
The declining popularity of Indian equities is reflected in the MSCI index, where the country's weightage has shrunk to around 11% from its peak of nearly 20% in 2024.
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Instead, what was initially announced as a twelve person group of original Islanders shrunk by two.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 June 2026
And the tumor on her pancreas has shrunk by 80%, according to her oncologist at Dana-Farber.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 31 May 2026
An artisan whose primary market for finished goods has shrunk can rebuild a viable business by selling their time and expertise instead.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
The agency has shrunk roughly 25% in size since last year.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 May 2026
That was dozens, eventually, hundreds of employees in a studio that had already shrunk during layoffs.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
By the time the police contract was finalized in 2023, the department had already shrunk to 9,000 officers.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
That has shrunk not only the average size of adults but also their overall numbers – and contributed to a global overfishing crisis.
—Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Instead, what was initially announced as a twelve person group of original Islanders shrunk by two.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 June 2026
And the tumor on her pancreas has shrunk by 80%, according to her oncologist at Dana-Farber.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 31 May 2026
An artisan whose primary market for finished goods has shrunk can rebuild a viable business by selling their time and expertise instead.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
The agency has shrunk roughly 25% in size since last year.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 May 2026
That was dozens, eventually, hundreds of employees in a studio that had already shrunk during layoffs.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
By the time the police contract was finalized in 2023, the department had already shrunk to 9,000 officers.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
That has shrunk not only the average size of adults but also their overall numbers – and contributed to a global overfishing crisis.
—Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrunk
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That momentum can be useful, especially when the problem space is complex and the timeline is compressed.—
Goran Paun,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Valuations have compressed by about sixfold from the 2021 peak of 50 times future revenues, meaning that a company with the same revenue is worth about 85% less in today's market than five years ago, Falvey told CNBC.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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The executive producer and star points to earlier moments in the season, like when Ruben flinched at the sight of his dad through his bedroom window.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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However, Wall Street hasn’t flinched.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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The sentence was decreased to 30 years weeks later.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Brunson, meanwhile, has also received attention for his propensity to draw fouls, but his reliance in that area has decreased.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2026
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The Ukrainian bombardments have constricted the supply of gas in the oil-rich country and there are reports of Russians in several regions having to line up at the pump for hours at a time.—
Jane Lytvynenko,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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When people are in such chronic states, their attention and decision-making is greatly constricted.—
Joan M. Cook,
Time,
12 May 2026
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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.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The young Forster recoiled from the school’s culture of authoritarianism and militaristic chauvinism, which may have found expression in the students’ often appalling attitudes toward their own mothers.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Polis wrote in his veto letter that the bill would have diminished incentives for fire departments to participate in the Colorado Firefighter Trust, which replaced state workers’ compensation for firefighters’ cancer claims.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
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Phosphorus has diminished some.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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Those who declined frequently faced intense criticism from media outlets and activists.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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Major events such as Hamilton and an Issa Rae show were swiftly canceled, staff departures staggered departments and drained the organization of expertise, and ticket sales drastically declined.—
Janay Kingsberry,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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As these prey species vanished, the large sharks that relied on them also disappeared from the region.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The American woman vanished from the Bahamas last month while on vacation with husband Brian Hooker.—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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“Shrunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrunk. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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