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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whittle.

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Examples

  • Selecting one of these profile labels whittles reviews down to only those best suited for the personality of the person buying the product -- or perhaps receiving it as a gift.

    Finding the Right Product Review for You 2008

  • Selecting one of these profile labels whittles reviews down to only those best suited for the personality of the person buying the product - or perhaps receiving it as a gift.

    All Things Digital 2008

  • By the time one whittles the list down to those cases in which it is somewhat plausible to imagine that the journalist was killed by some associate of the state—whether from the military, government, or police—in order to punish or intimidate journalists, the total has fallen from fifty-two to about fifteen, and the total under Putin from twenty-one to around twelve.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • He further liberalizes the economy, and then whittles away civic freedoms while encouraging a clan of security service veterans to grab the commanding heights of business.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • He further liberalizes the economy, and then whittles away civic freedoms while encouraging a clan of security service veterans to grab the commanding heights of business.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • Since then, a number of women have completed the £3m training course, which whittles down hundreds of potential recruits to a core of 30 deemed capable of becoming "Top Gun" pilots.

    Woman pilot in Libya combat mission 2011

  • By the time one whittles the list down to those cases in which it is somewhat plausible to imagine that the journalist was killed by some associate of the state—whether from the military, government, or police—in order to punish or intimidate journalists, the total has fallen from fifty-two to about fifteen, and the total under Putin from twenty-one to around twelve.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • We are headed in opposite directions: I grow fat while she whittles to nothing.

    Return Gary Moshimer 2011

  • The only part I don't like about working with them is I have to be the one who whittles down 50 percent of the team.

    The Voice Exclusive: Secrets From the Coaches 2011

  • • July 22: After teammate Floyd Landis whittles the front group down to an elite five, outsprints Andreas Klöden to take stage 17

    Lance Armstrong timeline: pre-Comeback 2011

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