as in darkened
being without light or without much light
a dimmed lounge where students like to rest and sleep
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as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane
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Recent Examples of dimmed
New Atlas,
12 June 2026
The pleasantly buzzy ballroom, cast in semi-dimmed lighting, filled with excited chatter and clinking silverware, felt like a slightly unwieldy wedding reception.
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Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet.
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Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Follow a soothing, regular bedtime routine—reading or journaling for 15 minutes in your pajamas, with the lights dimmed.
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Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
22 June 2026
It can get dimmed by actions like this.
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Andrea Nakano,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The atmosphere inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse that night dimmed.
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Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
As the night progressed, the lights dimmed, and the music got louder.
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Sari Kamin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 June 2026
Finally, nearly three hours after doors opened … the lights dimmed, and from a set of doors at the side of the orchestra, Madonna — wearing sunglasses, a shimmering silver dress, and a hulking white fur coat — emerged like Old Deuteronomy.
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Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
7 June 2026
The demise is hardly a unique story in the indie film universe — high-profile British productions like Simon Pegg’s Angels in the Asylum have gone down amid similar rancour — but this has not dimmed the sense of injustice felt by those who lost money.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
Lamps at eye level or below, dimmed where possible, do more for your next morning’s energy than almost any supplement.
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Allison Palmer
june 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
Adjective
One of the great aspects of my tablet is its lighting, whether it's being used in bright sunlight or on a dimmed plane.
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New Atlas,
12 June 2026
The pleasantly buzzy ballroom, cast in semi-dimmed lighting, filled with excited chatter and clinking silverware, felt like a slightly unwieldy wedding reception.
—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet.
—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
The lights were dimmed, my slippers were waiting beside the bed, and a video of the resort’s beach area played on the TV, complete with the soothing sound of waves washing up on shore.
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Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Follow a soothing, regular bedtime routine—reading or journaling for 15 minutes in your pajamas, with the lights dimmed.
—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
22 June 2026
It can get dimmed by actions like this.
—
Andrea Nakano,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The atmosphere inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse that night dimmed.
—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
As the night progressed, the lights dimmed, and the music got louder.
—
Sari Kamin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 June 2026
Finally, nearly three hours after doors opened … the lights dimmed, and from a set of doors at the side of the orchestra, Madonna — wearing sunglasses, a shimmering silver dress, and a hulking white fur coat — emerged like Old Deuteronomy.
—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
7 June 2026
The demise is hardly a unique story in the indie film universe — high-profile British productions like Simon Pegg’s Angels in the Asylum have gone down amid similar rancour — but this has not dimmed the sense of injustice felt by those who lost money.
—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
Lamps at eye level or below, dimmed where possible, do more for your next morning’s energy than almost any supplement.
—
Allison Palmer
june 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimmed
Adjective
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She’s talked up her push to convert darkened streetlights, many of them stripped of their copper wire, to solar power.
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In the darkened foyer, Ember contemplated this unassuming bit of paper, momentarily paralyzed by a mixture of dread and excitement stirred together, an overpowering sensation that oozed from the crown of her head, down the length of her body, then hardened, like a soft golden resin becoming solid.
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Those themes are compelling on paper, but they’re expressed through a confusing mix of abstraction and hyper-local specificity, hidden beneath biker rock riffs, and obscured through Allbrook’s wiry, wailing vocal delivery.
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Ultimately, the core concern is corporate money in politics, with crypto PACs aggressively shaping elections by amplifying candidates whose records and funding sources are often obscured from voters.
Adjective
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Tourism and city officials say that marketplace channels festival foot traffic directly to Black entrepreneurs and helps keep dollars circulating in local neighborhoods long after the stages go dark.
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Jason kept the look casual in a light blue graphic T-shirt, white shorts, a baseball cap and dark sunglasses.
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The line between fictional and real K-pop blurred further in May this year, when Netflix and AEG Presents announced a global concert tour featuring real-life performers as HUNTR/X.
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The pressure had become relentless, the boundaries increasingly blurred, and the cost to my own wellbeing impossible to ignore.
Verb
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Yet within weeks of Trump declaring the rehabilitation completed in time for Independence Day, the water was plagued by a vivid green algae bloom that clouded the pool’s coating.
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During the trial, Diana Barratt, a Boca Raton neurologist hired by the defense, testified that the other boat theory was a result of Pino's memory being clouded after the crash.
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The Iron fire in Utah’s Juab County was first detected Saturday and had blackened 34 square miles, authorities said.
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The Iron Fire in Utah’s Juab County was first detected Saturday and had blackened 34 square miles (87 square kilometers), authorities said.
Verb
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Not to be overshadowed by the outfielder’s efforts, Cody Morrissette also went 3 for 5, with one home run, as well as driving home Wallner with a two-out single to end the game.
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Coming into the tournament after winning AFCON (sort of) earlier this year, Senegal can be encouraged by their first-half performance and substitute Ibrahim Mbaye’s nice late goal, even if it was quickly overshadowed by Mbappe.
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“Dimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimmed. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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