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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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.—
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Mulch also reduces problems with heaving soils.—
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Southern Living,
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Ionic technology reduces frizz while dual bristles detangle and glide through hair for a silky smooth blowout every time.—
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“Whittles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whittles. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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