source: "McDonald's Coffee Strategy Is Tough Sell," The Wall Street Journal
How it was used: "Milk selections in the drinks have been whittled to nonfat and whole, eliminating the option of 2% milk because it wasn't as popular."
Definition:1. to cut, trim, or shape by carving off bits with a knife.
2. to form by whittling.
3. to cut off.
4. to reduce the amount of , as if by whittling; pare down; take away by degrees.
Your sentence: The movie choices were whittled to two movies from a list of five.
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