as in blackened
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as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the view from the mountain's summit is often bedimmed by haze
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedimmed
Adjective
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The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Around me, passengers of all ages from Germany, the United States, England, and Turkey were crammed into booths, making friends, sharing boxes of pistachio pastries, and admiring the wilderness, where gusts of snow swept toward the window and obscured the scalps of mountains.—
Monisha Rajesh,
Outside,
9 Dec. 2025
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Alex Marzano-Lesnevich manages to combine ambitious research with deeply personal reflection, illuminating a history long obscured while reminding us that no one walks their path alone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Some of us prefer our Christmas music on the pensive side, with wistful lyrics about dusky snowfalls and memories.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
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Conrique’s dusky voice effortlessly conveys the emotional distress, before turning the song into one of bravery, as the protagonist leaves the unfaithful lover and then reminds the ex of all the ways those ongoing habits will lead to heartbreak in future relationships.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Live video from the scene showed firefighters aiming water at the intense flames from high up on ladder trucks as the dusk skies darkened, with smoke billowing from windows and red-hot embers falling to the ground.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Nov. 2025
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But the light Schueler brought to others— along with her fun, selfless and caring spirit— darkened when she was shot and killed on June 7 in Cincinnati, Hankins said.—
Amanda Jackson,
CNN Money,
20 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The lines defining where a digital transaction ends and a physical retail experience begins have blurred into irrelevance.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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My picture of that day remained blurred by inconsistencies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Under dim illumination, the retinal rods take over.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
11 June 2026
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The lighting is dim and moody, glowing paper lanterns cast a red glow over the space, and there’s Vietnamese pop music playing over the speakers.—
Mark DeJoy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 June 2026
Verb
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The prospect of flying Artemis III next year was further clouded by the May 28 explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket at the vehicle’s only launch pad in Florida, causing catastrophic damage to the facilities there.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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Russia’s economic outlook has clouded over as the initial boost from massive military spending has fizzled.—
James Jordan,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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“Bedimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedimmed. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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