dims

present tense third-person singular of dim

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dims 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
  • Especially for a complex negotiation surrounding a shutdown, what’s technically true is often presented in a way that obscures the full picture.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The treacle, in any case, obscures noble intentions.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When that last stellar ember cools and darkens, the age of black holes will still be in its early days.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Yet this uncertainty comes as the global outlook darkens — both in economic and geopolitical terms.
    William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The initiative highlights how the war in Ukraine blurs the line between civilian tech and military hardware, as armies seek to field cost-effective solutions of industrial strain and battlefield urgency.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The result is a bittersweet dramedy about rejection, resilience and legacy that blurs fiction and reality.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Dims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dims. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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