as in darkening
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane
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Recent Examples of dimming
Its advanced Halo Control System and LD180 precise local dimming combine to eliminate blooming across a crisp FHD panel.
—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
This means dense lanes of intervening galactic dust block our view, significantly dimming Terzan 5's apparent brightness.
—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
Guard what matters without shutting your heart or dimming your hope today.
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Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
The decline of the white-collar job Molly Fischer on dimming prospects for the educated.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
In the evening, decrease light exposure by dimming lights at home and reducing time in front of screens to shift the body's internal clock earlier.
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Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
15 June 2026
The Senate tried to approve its own versions later Thursday but also failed, dimming the chances to prevent what could be rare lapse of spy powers.
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Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Actors Mary Beth Hurt, Jennifer Harmon and Sondra Lee are among the late members of the Broadway community who will be honored with a group marquee dimming next week.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
The sets use a local dimming system to enhance contrast, and can support gaming refresh rates up to 144Hz.
—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
This means dense lanes of intervening galactic dust block our view, significantly dimming Terzan 5's apparent brightness.
—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
Guard what matters without shutting your heart or dimming your hope today.
—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
The decline of the white-collar job Molly Fischer on dimming prospects for the educated.
—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
In the evening, decrease light exposure by dimming lights at home and reducing time in front of screens to shift the body's internal clock earlier.
—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
15 June 2026
The Senate tried to approve its own versions later Thursday but also failed, dimming the chances to prevent what could be rare lapse of spy powers.
—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Actors Mary Beth Hurt, Jennifer Harmon and Sondra Lee are among the late members of the Broadway community who will be honored with a group marquee dimming next week.
—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
The sets use a local dimming system to enhance contrast, and can support gaming refresh rates up to 144Hz.
—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimming
Verb
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Today, the skies seem to be darkening once again.
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One brush fire from the summer storm then split into two, and the raging flames sent plumes of black smoke upward, darkening the skies for miles and fouling the air.
Verb
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The irony is a bit hard to ignore — the very environment being modified to protect or maintain beaches was simultaneously obscuring the ecological processes happening just offshore.
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And what’s a novelist but a fence, furnishing imaginary scenes with choice pieces of reality while obscuring their provenance?
Verb
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Beyond color and exposure adjustments, the AI Assistant will sometimes enable an artificial bokeh effect too, blurring the background as in portrait mode.
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To soften the look of this nostalgic floral, try blurring its edges to create an airbrushed effect.
Verb
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And Hanceville’s fate is as murky as the fog that pours in at night, blotting out buildings and blackening the road ahead.
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These tungsten atoms would then condense on the slightly cooler inside of the glass bulb, blackening it and dimming the light over time.
Verb
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However, a lack of diversity in thought was clouding every step forward.
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Are foggy relationships clouding your goals and ambitions?
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“Dimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimming. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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