whittles

verb

Definition of whittlesnext
present tense third-person singular of whittle
as in cuts
to cause to diminish gradually by or as if by cutting off bits with a knife He was sitting on the porch, whittling a stick.

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  1. lowers
  2. shortens
  3. reduces
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  • Sources told Axios the initial plan is to bring the measure up under suspension of the rules — a process that requires a two-thirds majority for passage — before likely pivoting to consideration under a rule, which lowers the passage threshold to a simple majority.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Fed lowers interest rates again but pares back expectations for more cuts in the future.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of lowers
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  • In Tennessee, a pardon serves as a statement of forgiveness to someone who has completed their prison sentence and is no longer incarcerated, while commutation shortens a sentence but lets the conviction stand.
    JONATHAN MATTISE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Backflip’s technology dramatically shortens the design-to-production pipeline, empowering anyone to create complex, high-resolution 3D models in minutes.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of shortens
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  • The move reduces the sentence for all but three of the 40 inmates on federal death row.
    Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Moreover, automating processes with AI reduces the likelihood of human error, freeing cybersecurity professionals to focus on higher-priority tasks and enabling faster response times to incidents.
    Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of reduces
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whittle (down)

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