dwarfed

past tense of dwarf

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dwarfed Although the ivory shipment was reported to be the biggest ever at Quy Nhơn, it has been dwarfed by several others in the last decade of more than 7 tons each in the central port city of Da Nang and the northern port of Haiphong. Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 While the ivory shipment was reported to be the biggest ever at Quy Nhơn, it has been dwarfed by several others in the past decade of more than seven tons each in the central port city of Danang and the northern port of Haiphong. ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 The development comes as Talartioc has consistently dwarfed his rival in prolific fundraising records. Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026 Leeds’ 95 goals dwarfed Burnley’s 69, but the latter were able to keep pace with their rivals because of their stingy defence. Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Video production tends to be especially costly – OpenAI’s Sora was estimated to cost $15 million per day in compute resources, which dwarfed any reasonable revenue model, especially with the collapse in engagement numbers and copyright litigation. Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 For most people, the monthly cost of gas will be dwarfed by other household expenses like housing. Joe Hernandez, NPR, 9 July 2026 The scale of the AI boom, the report showed, has dwarfed past bubbles, including the spread of railways and the internet. J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 28 June 2026 The flag dwarfed the personal expressions of grief, celebration, and commemoration that are typically the point of a municipal park. Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwarfed
Verb
  • Tests between -112°F and 68°F showed no exothermic peaks associated with water crystallization, indicating that ice formation was suppressed in the hydrogel.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 147 drones of various types in its latest barrage, of which 111 were shot down or otherwise suppressed.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • At 6-months-old, she was diagnosed with Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that gradually took away her vision, stunted her growth and caused joint and muscle pain.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • VanSumeren played both positions with the Eagles over three seasons, although injuries have stunted his evolution.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • The term refers to when tobacco companies in the 1990s were forced to pay billions of dollars for misleading the public about the safety and potential harms of their products, and subsequently saw their power and influence dramatically diminished.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But the likelihood of finding more survivors has diminished sharply since the first 72 hours after the earthquake.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • All the while, oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have virtually halted as Tehran clings to its leverage by threatening to strike any unauthorized oil tankers that attempt to transit the narrow waterway.
    Reuters, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Competitions were canceled, horse racing fixtures abandoned and international horse transports halted.
    Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As the Danube waters shrank in Bulgaria, researchers were thrilled to find and recover a jawbone, tusks, a shoulder blade, ribs and other bone fragments belonging to an extinct woolly mammoth buried deep in the sand.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The value of the Public Investment Fund’s assets under management shrank $10 billion last year to around $900 billion, according to its 2025 annual report.
    Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But the stronger signal is commercial—Jurin has grown almost entirely on inbound interest, having stopped cold outreach in late 2024.
    Jurin AI Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Daria said immigration officers stopped her mother before their flight and took her into custody, despite her asylum application still being under review.
    Itay Hod, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Dingell also referenced a similar incident in Livonia, where the same train blocked a crossing for nearly 48 hours before it was cleared on Wednesday.
    Terell Bailey, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • If it is blocked, both studios could emerge from the litigation having spent a year distracted and constrained while the rest of the industry moved forward.
    Cory Jacobson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Dwarfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwarfed. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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