diminishment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for diminishment
Noun
  • San Diego’s 2025 homeless count showed a decrease to 9,905 people, down from over 10,600 in 2024.
    Mahdi E Diab, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • With ominous luxury reports touting a 25 percent decrease in sales for some of the top names in fashion, there is a bright spot in the sector: India.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Getty/Canva Homes for sale on the market are now taking longer to sell, to the point that many sellers are increasingly offering price reductions in order to close a deal.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
  • The move could result in layoffs and program reductions across several of its schools, the university said in an announcement.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • In both Central American nations, remittance income accounts for 30% of private consumption and any decline will have a direct effect on gross domestic product, GDP, Orozco said.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
  • Continued decline in five-on-five production (which coincided with Patrice Bergeron’s retirement).
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Habba’s involvement has drawn criticism from Democrats, who accuse the Trump administration of politicizing federal prosecutions.
    Essence, Essence, 26 June 2025
  • Lander’s criticism of Israel is much more muted and that of a liberal Zionist.
    Steven W. Thrasher June 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • That could help make a dent in the high figure of 60% of energy that buildings use to cool their internal spaces, especially in warmer places like Singapore and the Middle East.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 June 2025
  • Sam Poulin Poulin was selected 21st overall in the 2019 NHL Draft but has never made a dent at the NHL level.
    The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Nonetheless, as Push told GQ, his label and their parent label were concerned about the optics of two of Drizzy’s foes linking up amid the ongoing defamation lawsuit.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 24 June 2025
  • Shawe, not one to stay out of the courts, sued the lawyer representing the class, Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, for defamation in May 2024.
    Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The drop will go live Tuesday (June 17) at liquiddeath.com/ozzy, with each DNA can priced at $450.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 18 June 2025
  • One investor alleges Coinbase delayed the breach disclosure to avoid a stock drop.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Winning would cap a startling resurrection for Cuomo, a three-term governor who resigned in 2021 amid condemnation for scandals.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested two women on Tuesday outside a West L.A. courthouse after a hearing in a local criminal case, marking the first instance in recent weeks of the Trump administration using a tactic that has drawn condemnation from the legal community.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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“Diminishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diminishment. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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