We can say that there's not a clear winner in terms of a policy to curtail medical expenses and benefits.
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Curtail
/kɜːˈteɪl/
Synonyms for "curtail" (260 found)
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Strong matches (78)
curbcutcut backcut downcut offcut off shortcut shortdampdampendeceleratedecreasedeductdeflatedepreciatedepressdeprivedeprive ofderogatedetractdiminish
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disburdendisentitledisparagedivestdockdomptdowngradedraindrawdraw indraw togetherease one ofeat awayelideenjoinepitomizeerodeextractfile awayforeshortengovernguardhamperhinderholdhold at bayhold backhold fasthold inhold in checkhold in leashhold upimpairinhibitkeepkeep backkeep fromkeep inkeep in checkkeep under controlknit
Verb(9 words)
Adjective(1 words)
early stopping
Related words (130)
lay under restraintleachlessenlighten one oflourlowermilkmineminifyminimizemownarrownipparepollpollardprohibitprunepuckerpucker up
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pullpull inpurifypursereaprecaprecapitulatereducerefinereinrein inrelieveremoverestrainretardretrenchroll backrub awayscale downset backshaveshearshortshortensimplifyslashslow downsnubsolidifystep downstraitenstranglestrangulatestuntsubductsubtractsum upsummarizesynopsizetake awaytake away fromtake fromtake intaptelescopethinthin outtietoptrimtruncatetune downwear awayweedwithdrawwithholdwrinkle
Noun(30 words)
Verb(19 words)
minimiseminimizenarrowedrestrainrestrict contactrestrict privilegesrestrict rightsretrenchedretrenchesscantedscantsshortenedshrunkstiflesstintedtrammelledtruncatetruncateswithhold the capital
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6 entriescurtail accesscurtail emissionscurtail fundingcurtail growthcurtail operationscurtail spending
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13 total sentences available.
Their efforts to curtail spending didn't quite succeed.
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On July 16, 1439, King Henry VI banned kissing in England to curtail the spread of the plague.
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The aim is to curtail dependence on countries such as Taiwan for chips.
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