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
Could injecting billions of kilograms of sunlight-dimming aerosols into the atmosphere save the planet from industrial climate destruction?
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New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
Big ambitions, bigger risks Musk isn’t the first to explore the idea of dimming the Sun.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Her mission is to be an example of overcoming adversity, reminding the world that true success comes from working with love, respect, and shining without dimming the light of others.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
However, gold prices remain around double their recent average, underscoring investors’ dimming confidence in stocks that some analysts warn are approaching a bubble.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
This next four-week chapter is about mastering your intensity — not dimming it.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
The goal is to catch exoplanets slightly dimming their parent stars' brightness as the little worlds pass across the face of these stars.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
The outlook on holiday 2025 at retail is dimming.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
Big ambitions, bigger risks Musk isn’t the first to explore the idea of dimming the Sun.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Her mission is to be an example of overcoming adversity, reminding the world that true success comes from working with love, respect, and shining without dimming the light of others.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
However, gold prices remain around double their recent average, underscoring investors’ dimming confidence in stocks that some analysts warn are approaching a bubble.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
This next four-week chapter is about mastering your intensity — not dimming it.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
The goal is to catch exoplanets slightly dimming their parent stars' brightness as the little worlds pass across the face of these stars.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
The outlook on holiday 2025 at retail is dimming.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimming
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Our planet is darkening too, as Earth's reflectivity, or albedo, is dropping to near-record lows due to melting ice and reduced snow cover that expose darker surfaces that absorb even more heat.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Farther up, on Observatory Hill, tall cryptomeria trees were silhouetted in the darkening evening, and down in the valleys, lights winked on like reflections of the planets and stars appearing in the sky.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The video screen split into panels that lifted up and down throughout the show, always obscuring a large part of the stage.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Breaking up or obscuring the reflection makes the glass visible to birds, preventing them from hitting your windows.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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Polartec® Power Shield™ Pro—Protection, Evolved Engineered for the world’s most demanding mountain athletes, Polartec® Power Shield™ Pro represents the pinnacle of shell technology, blurring the lines between hard and soft shells.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
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Founded in New York in 1992, the genre-blurring Bang on a Can All-Stars counts Steve Reich, Ornette Coleman, Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and former San Diego composer George Lewis among its esteemed collaborators.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 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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That’s all great, but the Guardians aren’t ones to make free-agent splashes, and that’s especially the case with a potential work stoppage clouding everything after the 2026 season.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Innocent to a fault, Rosemary doesn’t see the resentment clouding her husband’s face.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Dimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimming. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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