Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whittling (down)
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But now, customers are cutting back.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026 -
One option is to remove all the dead, cutting back into the body of the fern.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Some also favor turning down the heat and simmering eggs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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But after turning down the 30-year payout, the winnings dropped to $57 million before taxes.—
Dave Lieber,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Big man Neemias Queta even got in on the action for Boston, knocking down his first career 3 to go along with 10 rebounds.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Acknowledgment can also feel like the bare minimum, but the fight for it grows increasingly urgent when the American President is knocking down public memorials of slavery like tin ducks in a carnival shooting game.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Whittling (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whittling%20%28down%29. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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