File private/var/vm/sleepimage is 24.5gb and I need more space! How can I slim that down?

This is the biggest file on my mac and is taking up a lot of space! My startup disk is full...Is there a way of slimming this file down. Also the file is private so it wont let me see it....

Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
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Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
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☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V).
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