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
Turning lamps on from across the room without getting off the couch is so convenient, and dimming lamps before movie night really sets the mood.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
The outlook on holiday 2025 at retail is dimming.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
This transition can lead to your mood dimming.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere, African countries have failed to attract investment into their solar industries despite the continent’s vast potential, with analysts warning excessive regulation is dimming funding prospects.
—semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
What constitutes growth, or what constitutes dimming yourself to be with someone else?
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
The company’s efforts to improve its dimming sales growth prospects with an obesity medicine have largely flopped, leaving the pharma giant sidelined from the industry’s hottest market.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
One, as visible in the Photos app, is to let more of the underlying content shine through the top of the window, dimming it and diffusing it less aggressively.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
By the mid-1930s, however, Husseini’s influence was dimming.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
The outlook on holiday 2025 at retail is dimming.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
This transition can lead to your mood dimming.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere, African countries have failed to attract investment into their solar industries despite the continent’s vast potential, with analysts warning excessive regulation is dimming funding prospects.
—semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
What constitutes growth, or what constitutes dimming yourself to be with someone else?
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
The company’s efforts to improve its dimming sales growth prospects with an obesity medicine have largely flopped, leaving the pharma giant sidelined from the industry’s hottest market.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
One, as visible in the Photos app, is to let more of the underlying content shine through the top of the window, dimming it and diffusing it less aggressively.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
By the mid-1930s, however, Husseini’s influence was dimming.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimming
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Another popular and highly rated blackout option, Sun Zero curtains are designed with theater-grade room-darkening and noise-dampening capabilities, providing 100% sun blockage and, notably, UPF 50+ UV protection.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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Heavy fuel oil also produces black carbon, a kind of soot that can settle on the ice and accelerate melt by darkening the surface, meaning more of the sun’s energy is absorbed.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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His reflective blue shades were perched atop a baseball cap, obscuring much of his face.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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That means the night skies in and around Capitol Reef are especially protected from star-obscuring light, so this playground of cliffs, arches, and canyons has some of the best stargazing in the country.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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The technology’s potential is already altering military planning, blurring lines between intelligence, cyber operations, and traditional anti-submarine warfare.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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The creative community is tied in knots by the advent of Sora 2 and the boundary-blurring innovations that will surely follow.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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High-Heat-Safe Alternatives While enameled cast-iron cookware is excellent to use for braising, roasting, baking, or gentle stovetop cooking, certain high heat applications like searing steak or blackening fish are best done in other types of pans, like traditional cast iron or stainless steel.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva.—
River Selby
August 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
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The move means crucial jobs data will not be released on schedule, clouding the outlook for the Federal Reserve just weeks ahead of its next meeting.—
Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Unspoken resentment clouding a connection?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Dimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimming. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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