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as in dismissed
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
tends to diminish any rival's accomplishments with snide remarks
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as in decreased
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
the state's blood supplies were severely diminished by the two consecutive disasters
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as in subsided
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
the sound of the train diminished as our distance from it increased
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Recent Examples of diminished
Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Life satisfaction went up, and loneliness diminished.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 11 June 2026
Regardless, the quality of Smith's work has diminished.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Pratt's election night advantage diminished with each day of polling updates from the LA County Registrar-Recorder, until Sunday, when Raman overtook him by less than a full percent with 83% of votes counted.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 7 June 2026
All three of the major indexes closed lower after a stronger-than-expected jobs report pushed Treasury yields higher and diminished hopes for near-term rate cuts.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Polis wrote in his veto letter that the bill would have diminished incentives for fire departments to participate in the Colorado Firefighter Trust, which replaced state workers’ compensation for firefighters’ cancer claims.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
Phosphorus has diminished some.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
The conflict, now in its fourth month despite never receiving formal congressional authorization, has fueled inflation, rattled global markets and highlighted Congress’ diminished oversight role.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026
Verb
But by the 1960s, it was much diminished, and a later owner, Benjamin Swig, had sold close to 1,000 antiques and artworks to help pay bills.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Life satisfaction went up, and loneliness diminished.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 11 June 2026
Regardless, the quality of Smith's work has diminished.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Pratt's election night advantage diminished with each day of polling updates from the LA County Registrar-Recorder, until Sunday, when Raman overtook him by less than a full percent with 83% of votes counted.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 7 June 2026
All three of the major indexes closed lower after a stronger-than-expected jobs report pushed Treasury yields higher and diminished hopes for near-term rate cuts.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Polis wrote in his veto letter that the bill would have diminished incentives for fire departments to participate in the Colorado Firefighter Trust, which replaced state workers’ compensation for firefighters’ cancer claims.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
Phosphorus has diminished some.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
The conflict, now in its fourth month despite never receiving formal congressional authorization, has fueled inflation, rattled global markets and highlighted Congress’ diminished oversight role.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diminished
Adjective
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The 52-year-old wife of Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the Norwegian throne, was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, a chronic disease that causes scarring in the lungs and leads to a reduced oxygen uptake.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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The plan depends on drug companies sending Canada extra at reduced prices, rather than at the prices charged in the US.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Verb
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All of which spilled into public view at the City Council meeting, with commissioners claiming that, after numerous meetings, the mayor’s office dismissed their concerns and recommendations for this particular reappointment to the board.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Iraqi courts later dismissed charges against him, and Baghdad released him in 2012.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Parents should quickly seek medical care for an infant who has difficulty swallowing, poor feeding, loss of head control or decreased facial expression, the CDC said.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Symptoms of infant botulism can take several weeks to start, according to the CDC, but may include constipation, poor feeding, loss of head control, difficulty swallowing and decreased facial expression.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Although the heaviest fighting has subsided, the ceasefire has seen almost daily Israeli fire.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Not only is inflation on the rise again and currently sitting at its highest point in three years, but the hope for interest rate cuts this year has largely subsided.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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If a heavy storm hits in a compressed time period, water could reach the limit of what the water treatment plants can process.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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For the next few years, as the World Wide Web emerged, websites were measured in kilobytes, images were small and compressed, and video was essentially impossible.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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When minimized, these bubbles stay on top of other apps.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
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In recent years, younger academics increasingly alleged that Wood was too well-established, the epitome of the old-school historian who minimized the lives of slaves, women and Indigenous people.—
Hillel Italie,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Haas wasn't sure what disease could have felled a buck so clearly in its prime.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
4 Dec. 2025
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Yet Christine’s fate took a devastating turn when her father died, her husband was felled by the plague a year later.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The center describes its three-week immersion as a way to develop, in a condensed window, the practices and behaviors that might otherwise take years to build through outpatient therapy alone.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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Some mathematicians consider these to be even more significant than condensed sets.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
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“Diminished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diminished. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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