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
Guard what matters without shutting your heart or dimming your hope today.
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Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Filmmaker mode again handles dark objects a bit better while not dimming the picture uncomfortably, even in its default settings.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 16 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
Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Filmmaker mode again handles dark objects a bit better while not dimming the picture uncomfortably, even in its default settings.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 16 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
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Ever since her father left the fort almost a whole season ago, walking off into the darkening blue hills with both his hounds, never to return, her mother has taken to these long and aimless searches, sometimes with Brith and sometimes without.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Its trio, a lonely fox-deer, an axolotl apprentice healer and a red panda Viking, travel through a darkening natural world as the series folds identity, belonging and environmental crisis.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Da Messina’s Annunciation famously excises the angel Gabriel, while Ghirri’s version further edits the event by also obscuring the Virgin herself.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The expression is aged in oak long enough to round the spirit without obscuring its herbal, earthy core.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The same Draymond Green who has spent much of his career blurring the line between basketball and mixed martial arts is now handing out lessons on sportsmanship.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Vanishing walls of glass open to several terraces, effortlessly blurring the boundary between the inside and out, with a commercial-grade elevator servicing all four levels.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
16 June 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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Thoughts and feelings behave much the same way, clouding your outlook.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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What’s more, handling a mummy exposes it to potential contamination from modern bacteria and fungi, further clouding the picture of its microbial makeup.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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“Dimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimming. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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