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narrow down
to reduce a range of options
In more detail
1. (verb) to reduce the number of possibilities or options by eliminating some
2. (verb) to become more specific or limited in focus or scope
Examples
- 1. We narrowed down the list of candidates from 20 to 5 people.
- 2. The investigation narrowed down to two main suspects.
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