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
Moon angles her chin and the light dims in her eyes.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
The guests arrive as the afternoon light dims on this Asheville, North Carolina, community.
—Jessica Blough, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
However, some form of auto-brightness might have still been activated, buried deep in a menu, or an image-processing feature that also dims the picture could have been running.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
That terrible war dims in the national memory, but to be Gen X is to be born into the cultural tumult of the Vietnam War, a deeply unpopular and brutal conflict fought by tens of thousands of young men forced into service.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Worries that prices at the pump could soar past $5 emerge as tankers remain idled and the outlook for a quick resolution dims.
—Evan Halper, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2026
As totality approaches and the moon dims, binoculars will reveal variations in color and texture.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
The guests arrive as the afternoon light dims on this Asheville, North Carolina, community.
—Jessica Blough, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
However, some form of auto-brightness might have still been activated, buried deep in a menu, or an image-processing feature that also dims the picture could have been running.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
That terrible war dims in the national memory, but to be Gen X is to be born into the cultural tumult of the Vietnam War, a deeply unpopular and brutal conflict fought by tens of thousands of young men forced into service.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Worries that prices at the pump could soar past $5 emerge as tankers remain idled and the outlook for a quick resolution dims.
—Evan Halper, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2026
As totality approaches and the moon dims, binoculars will reveal variations in color and texture.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dims
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The focus on the regime changes inflicted on the Arab world and the Middle East at large obscures the routine violence inflicted on its people.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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Proponents of this view argue that such internal ideological enforcement can be as damaging to scientific credibility as external political interference and that focusing solely on right‑wing attacks obscures this parallel problem.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Without an atmosphere, the surface would be especially vulnerable to this process, known as space weathering, which gradually breaks down and darkens rock.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 May 2026
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As Europe's political climate darkens against refugees, asylum seekers and economic migrants, with governments including that of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni focusing resources on limiting new arrivals, Milan is taking a stand for a different approach.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2026
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Civil rights groups often warn that this wide enforcement zone blurs the line between border and interior policing.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Dec. 2025
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Private credit is starting to resemble the public bond market, as the rapid growth and development of the asset class blurs lines that have separated two financing channels.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Dims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dims. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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