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1. de-escalate
2. decrease
3. lower
4. reduce
5. abate
6. downsize
7. minimize
8. aslake
9. de-escalation
10. depress
11. diminish
12. downgrade
13. foreshorten
14. haircut
15. lessen
16. minimalize
17. moderate
18. relent
19. scale back
20. scale down
21. slacken
22. tamp
23. thin out
24. abbreviate
25. alight
26. allege
27. amain
28. cool off
29. deduct
30. defuse
31. detrainment
32. devolve
33. dissipate
34. downscale
35. downsizing
36. dwindle

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