Decrease
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Both words in one sentence
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Decreasing the amount of empty space between molecules would indeed decrease an object's volume.
Source: Film / Honey, I Shrunk the Kids -
In addition, a bolt release was added behind the magazine to greatly decrease the time needed to reload an empty rifle.
Source: Cool Guns / Assault Rifles - Add that to a sharp decrease in tantrum-my suicides and how close he gets to being an Empty Shell when he's depressed, and you get someone who's given up.
Source: Miles to Go Before I Sleep
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Empty and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/empty
Decrease & Empty. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/empty>.
Empty or Decrease. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/empty.
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