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as in minimizes
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
tends to diminish any rival's accomplishments with snide remarks
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as in reduces
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 decreases
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 diminishes
Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Every moment that data remains static in a system diminishes its accuracy and significance.
—Bill Waid, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Reducing consumer spending and industrial activity —both significant energy consumers — diminishes the demand for oil and gas.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2025
Hyaluronic acid hydrates, vitamin B5 plumps, and niacinamide diminishes the look of hyperpigmentation over time.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 9 Apr. 2025
While many social media users were excited to use the new AI tool, others lamented that its use diminishes the work of Miyazaki.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
Granting them the opportunity to have their sentences reduced diminishes the accountability essential for maintaining law and order.
—Kurt W. Wolfgang, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2025
Unlike the men’s tournament, which uses neutral sites from the first round onward, this home-court advantage system creates competitive imbalances and diminishes the tournament experience for women’s programs.
—Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Every moment that data remains static in a system diminishes its accuracy and significance.
—Bill Waid, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Reducing consumer spending and industrial activity —both significant energy consumers — diminishes the demand for oil and gas.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2025
Hyaluronic acid hydrates, vitamin B5 plumps, and niacinamide diminishes the look of hyperpigmentation over time.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 9 Apr. 2025
While many social media users were excited to use the new AI tool, others lamented that its use diminishes the work of Miyazaki.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
Granting them the opportunity to have their sentences reduced diminishes the accountability essential for maintaining law and order.
—Kurt W. Wolfgang, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2025
Unlike the men’s tournament, which uses neutral sites from the first round onward, this home-court advantage system creates competitive imbalances and diminishes the tournament experience for women’s programs.
—Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diminishes
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This saves energy and minimizes the need for braking.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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By gathering all necessary, nuanced information upfront, AI drastically minimizes compliance risks and empowers more proactive support strategies.—
Anant Agarwal,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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This not only reinforces clarity, but also reduces the reliance on employees having to scribble notes word for word to decode later.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Treatment during the chronic, asymptomatic phase may prevent or slow disease progression, though effectiveness decreases with time.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ashton also dismisses the concerns that a three-year degree lacks the many electives and opportunities for self-discovery.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Trump's approach dismisses collective security and weakens NATO's cohesion.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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These double peaks occur when solar activity spikes, subsides, and then returns a few years later.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Fortunately, the issue subsides once the instruments and vocals stack on top.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If your boss criticizes your work, do not argue or retreat.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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What the president is trying to do here is very systemic and systematic, and that is, anyone who stands up to the president, anyone who criticizes the president, anyone who says anything adverse to the president's interests gets the full weight of the federal government brought down on them.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Diminishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diminishes. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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