8-Step Solution
----MONKEYMONKEY: imitate closely
----HONKEYHONKEY: a white man -- a derogatory term
----HONKEDHONKED: honk: emit a cry like that of a goose
----CONKEDCONKED: conk: hit on the head
----CONNEDCONNED: conn: direct the steering of a ship
----COINEDCOINED: coin: make coins (metal currency)
----CHINEDCHINED: chine: cut through the backbone of
----SHINEDSHINED: shine: emit light
----SHINESSHINES: shine: emit light
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13-Step Solution
-----MONKEYMONKEY: DONKEY, HONKEY
-----HONKEYHONKEY: a white man -- a derogatory term
-----HONKEDHONKED: honk: emit a cry like that of a goose
-----HOOKEDHOOKED: hook: catch with a hook (a bent piece of metal)
-----COOKEDCOOKED: cook: prepare food by heating
-----COOLEDCOOLED: cool: moderately cold / make less warm
-----FOOLEDFOOLED: fool: mislead by falsehood
-----FOILEDFOILED: foil: prevent the success of
-----FAILEDFAILED: fail: be unsuccessful in an attempt
-----WAILEDWAILED: wail: utter a long, mournful cry
-----WHILEDWHILED: while: cause to pass pleasantly
-----WHINEDWHINED: whine: utter a plaintive, high-pitched sound
-----SHINEDSHINED: shine: emit light
-----SHINESSHINES: CHINES, RHINES, SEINES, SHINED, SHINER, SHIRES, SHITES, SHIVES, SPINES, SWINES, WHINES
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