WHITTLED (DOWN) Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

whittled (down)

verb

past tense of whittle (down)

as in cut down

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If the war does indeed come to an end and oil keeps falling, Warsh might get breathing room for rate cuts down the line.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Courtesy of the Abu Haikal family Haikal said his family’s own homes have been targeted in settler attacks, including having stones thrown at their home, their crops destroyed, trees cut down and property stolen.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 16 June 2026

Definition of cut down

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On a read-option play, Colandrea kept the ball, picked up the first down, cut back upfield and turned the corner for Nebraska's second touchdown of the game, extending its lead to 17-6.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
When the film next cuts back to this room, Sri explains that this is the root of her decision to leave and work in Saudi Arabia.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of cut back

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Eisenberg turned down the role, despite, as Sorkin told Vanity Fair back in June, his having spent a three-day weekend trying to persuade Eisenberg into it.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Even at the lower figure, that’s about double the $2 million his mom turned down.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned down

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But his backwards pass was knocked down by Oklahoma State’s Christian Bodnar and returned for a touchdown by Jackson.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Courville and Reynolds started filming the neighborhood in 2013, after a redbrick building around the corner on Douglas and Third was knocked down.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026

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