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
The new, and more expensive, XDR model goes a bit further with mini-LED backlighting, better contrasting and dimming zones, and an improved 120Hz refresh rate (the standard edition is capped at 60Hz) — an update Apple gamers and HDR lovers should be pleased by.
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Shawn Chen, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Contrast ratio is defined as the brightness difference between the brightest white tones and the darkest blacks, so this implies that the Studio Display XDR can turn off (fully blacken) the pixels within dimming zones.
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
Tennessee will make the NCAA Tournament — five Quad 1 wins and a NET ranking of 21 overcome the fact that the Lady Vols have collected only 16 total victories this season — but any hopes of flipping the switch and making a long March run are dimming with every passing day.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The tech is serious but unobtrusive, with extensive but easy-to-follow commands for light dimming and ceiling fan operating.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
The new, and more expensive, XDR model goes a bit further with mini-LED backlighting, better contrasting and dimming zones, and an improved 120Hz refresh rate (the standard edition is capped at 60Hz) — an update Apple gamers and HDR lovers should be pleased by.
—Shawn Chen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Others honored by the dimming are Broadway and West End director Frank Dunlop, Beauty and the Beast and Wicked actor Bret Hanna-Shuford and longtime theater journalist Harry Haun.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Light exposure was also controlled during the study, with participants dimming lights three hours before bed.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2026
The Earth casts a shadow on the moon's surface, dimming it.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Shawn Chen, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Contrast ratio is defined as the brightness difference between the brightest white tones and the darkest blacks, so this implies that the Studio Display XDR can turn off (fully blacken) the pixels within dimming zones.
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
Tennessee will make the NCAA Tournament — five Quad 1 wins and a NET ranking of 21 overcome the fact that the Lady Vols have collected only 16 total victories this season — but any hopes of flipping the switch and making a long March run are dimming with every passing day.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The tech is serious but unobtrusive, with extensive but easy-to-follow commands for light dimming and ceiling fan operating.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
The new, and more expensive, XDR model goes a bit further with mini-LED backlighting, better contrasting and dimming zones, and an improved 120Hz refresh rate (the standard edition is capped at 60Hz) — an update Apple gamers and HDR lovers should be pleased by.
—Shawn Chen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Others honored by the dimming are Broadway and West End director Frank Dunlop, Beauty and the Beast and Wicked actor Bret Hanna-Shuford and longtime theater journalist Harry Haun.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Light exposure was also controlled during the study, with participants dimming lights three hours before bed.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2026
The Earth casts a shadow on the moon's surface, dimming it.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimming
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The image was captured shortly after Earth's curved inner shadow began its slow journey across the lunar disk, darkening the lunar seas sprawling across the western portion of its surface.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Smoke from the fire could be seen from miles away, darkening the sky.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Other officers then deployed at least three tear gas canisters seconds later, obscuring the entire scene in a cloud of chemicals.—
Bob Ortega,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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This feature can also be applied on an app-by-app basis and/or just to notifications, obscuring part of the screen.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
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Back and forth, neither of us missing, the ball blurring between us in that hypnotic rhythm that makes everything else disappear.—
Gali Kronenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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His many credits include performances with the New York Philharmonic, pioneering minimalist composer Philip Glass, genre-blurring singer Cecile McLorin Salvant and such past and present jazz powerhouses as Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath and Wynton and Branford Marsalis.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Both are common refrains, but at the time, Hall struggled to see past the fog clouding his future.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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The attorney general’s statement offered little clarity, further clouding an incident that has already generated significant international speculation.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Dimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimming. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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