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shrivel

verb as in dehydrate, dry up

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But some Labour figures wonder if as many as 80 more could choose not to officially back anyone, shrivelling the electorate.

From BBC

After a shaky first year in office, buffeted by shrivelling approval ratings, he confronts a buoyant Reform UK.

From BBC

But in recent months the pool of recruits at the Los Angeles Police Department has shriveled to the point of running dry.

Greenwood’s graphic details are vivid and disturbing, from screaming that is “a high unnatural wail that could shrivel souls like salted slugs” to air “powdered with concrete and sulfur.”

As our federal disaster management apparatus shrivels, ICE is positioned to become the largest US federal law enforcement agency in history.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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