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Recent Examples of dint
Noun
But as similar fights play out in battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, and Michigan, repeated complaints about fraud could dint public faith in the electoral process. Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 July 2024 Then he was moved to the second unit, which seemed to dint his confidence. Patrick Murray, Forbes, 23 May 2021
Verb
This maze of lakes and islands hosts houseboats as well as celestial reflections, with auroras possible by dint of its location at 48 degrees north along the U.S.-Canada border. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Looming over all of it has been the sad, enervating situation with Alexander Isak, forever enshrined as a club legend by dint of Wembley last season but now beyond the point of tarnishing that legacy. George Caulkin, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dint
Noun
  • The first two days of LIV on the CW attracted audiences of fewer than 300,000 viewers, significantly below the PGA Tour event that weekend, and the ratings never made a dent compared with the PGA Tour.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • That tragedy gave way to discord within the UTM and the exit of key leaders, as well as a dent to the party’s popularity.
    Charles Pensulo, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • La Cañada resident Trent Sanders, who frequently dings California’s liberal politicos in emails to me and my colleagues, thinks Trump is generally on the right track three months into his term, but with a few caveats.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Each application requires the card issuer or lender to pull your credit report, which results in a hard inquiry on your report and dings your credit score a few points.
    Dan Avery, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • On the 18th hole of the final match, Nicklaus sank his par putt and then conceded Tony Jacklin’s short par putt, ensuring both the match and the Ryder Cup ended in a tie.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • My only shot was through a hole the size of a business card between some limbs.
    Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There’s new leadership, new investors, and new games this time around, all in an effort to revive the brand without tarnishing its legacy.
    David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Unsportsmanlike acts undermine viewer trust and tarnish the game’s image.
    Ron Mix, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Firefighters are working to extinguish hotspots, burning tree stumps, and hot ash pits to ensure there is no threat to containment lines.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • As part of the agreement, Carlyle branding will be featured on the Oracle Red Bull Racing RB21 challenger and across key team assets, including the car chassis, drivers’ team kit, pit wall and garage environment.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The look was a polarizing one, to which Alcaraz blamed one of his brothers for botching the assignment.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And the Ravens completely botched a late second-quarter sequence that resulted in the Bills making a late field goal.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During the pandemic, Republicans — and some moderate Democrats — parlayed concerns about visible property crime and blight in blue cities into winning electoral strategies, even as violent crime has dropped in recent decades.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • More than 20 years ago, the Villa Italia Mall in Lakewood was replaced by the Belmar Shopping Center after Villa Italia fell into disrepair and became blighted.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Dint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dint. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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