Contract
Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).
Scale back and contract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scale back" instead a verb "Contract".
Scale back
Contract and scale back are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contract" instead a verb "Scale back".
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Scale back and Contract. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/scale_back
Contract & Scale back. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/scale_back>.
Scale back or Contract. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/scale_back.
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