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Recent Examples of dimout
In 1942 and 1943, the ball lowering was suspended due to the wartime dimout.
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CNN, 15 Dec. 2021
CNN, 15 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimout
Noun
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For several days this week, cities across the Indian Ocean nation – one of Africa’s poorest – have been flooded with young protesters outraged over water shortages and rolling blackouts.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Known by the acronym BESS, the systems can make grids more reliable and have been credited with reducing blackouts.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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But as midnight that day passed without a vote on a spending plan, lawmakers bought themselves some time with a stopgap funding plan to avert a partial government shutdown for a week.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The line also included some fans who don't typically stay up until midnight.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Dimout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimout. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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