as in obscures
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 dims
Her certainty falters as the light from the mothership dims, the last traces of the hive connection dying above them.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
As the fire dims to embers, a thousand eyes open above me.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
As the outlook for crude prices dims, the ability of these funds — and the small group of people who control them — to project power and influence across the world looks undiminished.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The atomic method does not need calibration; the rate at which fluorescence dims depending on the vacuum pressure can be calculated accurately.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
Only a few dozen have been directly imaged; the vast majority have been detected indirectly, primarily through the transit method (when a planet moves across a star and slightly dims its light) or radial velocity measurements (stars wobbling slightly because a planet is in orbit).
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Apple diffuses the color and shape of underlying content somewhat and dims it a little so that all of the UI that's up there at the top of the screen stays legible, which usually works but occasionally doesn't.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The curtain falls, the spotlight dims, and the rhinestones are packed.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Jp Mangalindan, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
As the fire dims to embers, a thousand eyes open above me.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
As the outlook for crude prices dims, the ability of these funds — and the small group of people who control them — to project power and influence across the world looks undiminished.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The atomic method does not need calibration; the rate at which fluorescence dims depending on the vacuum pressure can be calculated accurately.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
Only a few dozen have been directly imaged; the vast majority have been detected indirectly, primarily through the transit method (when a planet moves across a star and slightly dims its light) or radial velocity measurements (stars wobbling slightly because a planet is in orbit).
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Apple diffuses the color and shape of underlying content somewhat and dims it a little so that all of the UI that's up there at the top of the screen stays legible, which usually works but occasionally doesn't.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The curtain falls, the spotlight dims, and the rhinestones are packed.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dims
Verb
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However, the headline advance obscures the weakness below the surface, a growing concern for investors.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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For the next few minutes, the tree obscures at least one of the men.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Elsewhere, an unexpected power shift darkens the brotherhood bond between Phil (Adrian Holmes) and Geoffrey (Jimmy Akingbola), whose loyalties to the Banks family are tested.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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The dishwasher often darkens and discolors aluminum cookware.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What starts as a cathartic process spirals out-of-control, as the line between justice and madness blurs.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Best Hotels & Resorts The Calile Hotel Designed by acclaimed architects Richards and Spence, The Calile’s 175 rooms are framed by subtropical landscaping that blurs the line between indoors and out.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Dims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dims. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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