Cut back
Cut back verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.
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Shearing and Cut back. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut_back/shearing
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Shearing or Cut back. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut_back/shearing.
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