shrink from
phrasal verb
shrank from or shrunk from; shrunk from or shrunken from; shrinking from; shrinks from
: to try to avoid (something difficult or unpleasant) : to be unwilling to do (something)
He doesn't shrink from telling the truth, no matter how painful it may be.
She won't shrink from the task.
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But since all the changes, the backlog of cases has shrunk from nearly 25,000 to about 2,400.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
The chart also shows that U.K. duties on U.S. goods will shrink from 5.1% to 1.8%.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Other powers, including the Soviet Union, France, Britain, and the United States, expressed disapproval and imposed some ineffective sanctions, but shrank from anything more drastic.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
The public health ramifications of farmworkers shrinking from view are potentially massive: Infectious disease scientists say that preventing people from getting bird flu and detecting cases are critical to warding off a bird flu pandemic.
—Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
The chart also shows that U.K. duties on U.S. goods will shrink from 5.1% to 1.8%.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Other powers, including the Soviet Union, France, Britain, and the United States, expressed disapproval and imposed some ineffective sanctions, but shrank from anything more drastic.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
The public health ramifications of farmworkers shrinking from view are potentially massive: Infectious disease scientists say that preventing people from getting bird flu and detecting cases are critical to warding off a bird flu pandemic.
—Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Shrink from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrink%20from. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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