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Money is the only thing that moves her, and when she has taken a bribe she will whittle down the service to the finest point.
Ive got to whittle down the end of the mast to make it fit in, declared Tom after a trial.
He admits of no exception to whittle down this great and divine law of love.
It would be midsummer madness to reject or whittle down a claim so backed.
Mr. Hatfield had warned them that Mr. Merrimac might be inclined to whittle down the five hundred dollar pledge.
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On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to whittle down, such as: clip, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, and mow.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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