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shrink from
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Princeton's WordNet
fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrickverb
avoid (one's assigned duties)
"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
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shrink from
To shrink from something means to avoid or retreat from it due to fear, distaste, or reluctance. It often implies a strong emotional reaction that causes a person to pull back or withdraw.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shrink from in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shrink from in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of shrink from in a Sentence
There are in existence two periods when we shrink from any great vicissitude—early youth and old age. In the middle of life, we are indifferent to change ; for we have discovered that nothing is, in the end, so good or so bad as it at first appeared.
We won’t shrink from protecting our democracy and the voting rights of all Americans. It’s past time for the U.S. Senate, and Sen. Sinema, to do the same.
Mankind censure injustice fearing that they may be the victims of it, and not because they shrink from committing it.
If something does occur, it will only serve to reinforce and highlight the fact that Patricia Kim is going to be engaged in the Indo-Pacific, is going to be a stalwart ally, and is going to stand up to and not shrink from any acts of aggression.
It's an indication of his authenticity that he doesn't shrink from the term, i think he can change people's views of socialism, but I'm not so starry-eyed to think it will be easy or he won't be attacked for it.
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