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whittle

verb as in cut away at; reduce

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Has the Premier League title race been whittled down to two teams after just 11 games of the season?

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Fifteen finalists, from countries including France, Kenya, Indonesia, the UK and Nepal, were competing for their category's prize pot after being whittled down from 2,500 applicants.

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Conservative Party members are currently taking part in an online vote after the field was whittled down to two in a series of votes by MPs.

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However, Prof Lorente’s team whittled the candidates down to eight possible birthplaces, in Spain, Portugal and Italy.

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Since September, Conservative MPs have been whittling down the candidate list in a series of votes.

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

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