shrink from
verb
shrank from or shrunk from; shrunk from or shrunken from; shrinking from; shrinks from
: to try to avoid (something difficult or unpleasant) : to be unwilling to do (something)
He doesn't shrink from telling the truth, no matter how painful it may be.
She won't shrink from the task.
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The big-market Giants and mid-market Diamondbacks, meanwhile, shrunk from the Dodgers’ hegemony, each NL West club reaching just one postseason in the past eight-plus years.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Another portion of the funding has shrunk from $700 million to $200 million as customers shift from voice to broadband-only services.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
The median size of homes built today has actually shrunk from a peak of 2,466 square feet in 2015.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Despite a recent spate of violent offenders being paroled at relatively high rates under the Mattis decision, the overall parole rate has shrunk from 65% to 57% under Chair Angelo Gomez.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Another portion of the funding has shrunk from $700 million to $200 million as customers shift from voice to broadband-only services.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
The median size of homes built today has actually shrunk from a peak of 2,466 square feet in 2015.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Despite a recent spate of violent offenders being paroled at relatively high rates under the Mattis decision, the overall parole rate has shrunk from 65% to 57% under Chair Angelo Gomez.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Shrink from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrink%20from. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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