dwarfed

past tense of dwarf

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dwarfed However, those cities also dwarfed Milwaukee’s population of 600,000. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025 The number of people who saw it on Netflix and Peacock has dwarfed the original way it was released. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025 Master Chief, much like the Doom Slayer, dwarfed most of his foes and was nigh-on invulnerable. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025 While Amazon Web Services remains the leader in the business of renting computing power, its 17% revenue growth in the second quarter was dwarfed by smaller rivals. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025 In fact, disengagement from competitions overseas would increase dangers to the United States; the paltry savings realized would be dwarfed by the eventual cost of responding to unchecked and undeterred threats to American security, prosperity, and influence. H. R. McMaster, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2020 And the amount of attention given to these legacy medleys inexplicably dwarfed some of the high-profile modern pop performers. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwarfed
Verb
  • Defenders downed or suppressed 439 drones and 39 missiles, the air force said, with eight other missiles failing to reach their targets.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Amazon still faces another lawsuit brought by the FTC in 2023, which alleged that the company is an exploitative monopoly and illegally suppressed competition among online marketplaces.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, their progress has been stunted due to the fragile nature of qubits.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Helene has stunted that growth.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So how the hell did that happen when cinematic box office is diminished generally?
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Cyber threats have not diminished, and CFOs are as vigilant as ever, Gallucci noted.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The government shutdown that began this week furloughed thousands of federal workers, froze essential government functions across the nation — and also halted an essential part of Florida’s booming real estate market.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Medicare and Medicaid benefits also will still be paid, but many other aspects of the federal government have halted during the shutdown.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Colorado remained in eighth place at the end of the night, but the gap between the next few teams has shrunk.
    Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The Factory at Franklin's parking has significantly shrunk, with a section being reserved for employees.
    Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The external factors of the crisis Since 2020, Cuba’s gross domestic product has shrunk by almost 11%, with economists forecasting a further decline of 1%-2% in 2025.
    Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Loss of habitat and use of pesticides have shrunk the mascot’s numbers.
    Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But as the months have passed, Juni has stopped stashing food, loves to nap, and seems so much more at ease.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Carelessness and accidents happen, however, so take some time with each season to go through items and toss anything that’s faded, shattered, or stopped working.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the front handwash sink was partially blocked by a trash bin.
    Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The road behind the chain store will be blocked off to include a vinyl pop-up record store, photo booth, friendship bracelets, glitter sprinkles on Starbucks cold foam drinks and more.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Dwarfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwarfed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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