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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
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s not going to eliminate the nest, and ants may return when the chemical residue has diminished.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
The product, Smith insists, will not be diminished.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
The price of beef, alongside other everyday essentials, has soared this year largely because screwworm outbreaks have weakened already diminished cattle herds.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Experts on Gaza agree Hamas has been badly diminished but not thoroughly destroyed and will grow with new recruits propelled to join after tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians were killed by Israeli fire.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
Ebenezer alleges that after voicing his concerns, his role was diminished, resulting in a significant pay cut.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Originally, more than 7,800 bottles were supposed to be released this year, but of course that number was diminished after the theft of about 3,000 of those.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
The coming of age has not diminished Reich’s capacity to articulate complex political and economic issues in clear language.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Nobody Wants This doesn’t fall off a creative cliff in its second season, but a lot of the charm is diminished.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s not going to eliminate the nest, and ants may return when the chemical residue has diminished.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
The product, Smith insists, will not be diminished.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
The price of beef, alongside other everyday essentials, has soared this year largely because screwworm outbreaks have weakened already diminished cattle herds.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Experts on Gaza agree Hamas has been badly diminished but not thoroughly destroyed and will grow with new recruits propelled to join after tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians were killed by Israeli fire.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
Ebenezer alleges that after voicing his concerns, his role was diminished, resulting in a significant pay cut.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Originally, more than 7,800 bottles were supposed to be released this year, but of course that number was diminished after the theft of about 3,000 of those.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
The coming of age has not diminished Reich’s capacity to articulate complex political and economic issues in clear language.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diminished
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Amid speculation about why Brandy abruptly left the concert — Monica immediately dismissed any possible bad blood by shouting out Brandy when the show continued — the singer explained in a statement Sunday morning that she was forced to exit due to health issues.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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And chronic detainee hunger is often dismissed by inspectors, as long as the menus are certified as nutritionally adequate.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 2023, the NFL suspended Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams, who missed four games after his initial six-game suspension was reduced, for placing a bet on a non-NFL game from an NFL facility.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, Deadline reported that Grey's Anatomy had reduced the minimum guarantees for series regulars from 18 episodes per season to 14 during its 2024-25 season.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By measuring the amount of carbon dioxide in the breath, the Warsaw researchers determined that metabolic rates decreased by as much as forty per cent; heart rates, blood pressure, and core temperature fell.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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While overall passenger volume, domestic and international, at Miami International Airport decreased in the first half of 2025, arrivals from the UK slightly increased.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If the death of Cinna is a microcosm of the play, the other moment that reinforces the importance of due process in Julius Caesar is even more compressed, lasting a mere eight lines at the start of the fourth act.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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The top filter isn’t easily removable for cleaning, but it can still be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner or compressed air as required.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Readers urged her to trust her instincts and not allow herself to be minimized.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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The stories involving Olympia’s other underlings, Sarah Franklin (Leah Lewis) and Billy Martinez (David Del Rio), were often minimized and isolated.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After a moment, my sobs subsided.—
Sam Lipsyte,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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By the end of the trip, the urge to check her phone had subsided.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Evolution is incremental and Legends: Z-A is as significant as those increments can be within the confines of Game Freak’s condensed release schedule.—
Ryan Gaur,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of production, the cast underwent their own condensed boot camp: marching drills, rifle range training, pack runs in the Louisiana heat where the show was filmed.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The trees had already been felled and piled by the landowner; the log piles were initially slated to be burned to reduce the fire hazard.—
Syris Valentine,
Scientific American,
16 Oct. 2025
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Grainier‘s an itinerant lumber man who worked the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the 20th century, felling timber and building railroads.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Diminished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diminished. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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