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to hold back the normal growth of
shrubs dwarfed by the lack of water
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Recent Examples of dwarfed
All-male alliances like Christian/Devens and Coach’s bro-down have dwarfed the screen time allotted to Kamilla/Dee/Tiffany and Tiffany/Aubry.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
Those contracts will be dwarfed by Carlsson and Bedard when their entry-level deals expire at the end of the season, as the NHL’s salary cap rises.
—Dan Robson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Then, as her fingers raced across the fretboard of an upright bass that dwarfed her petite figure, Amy Gadiaga wove vocal magic.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Even that number may be dwarfed by the number of claims not yet brought.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026
In 1930, the 1,450 front-line Prohibition agents dwarfed the 350 FBI field agents across the country.
—Richard F. Hamm, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
San Jose, of course, is hampered by a lack of five-star hotel rooms and a convention center dwarfed by San Francisco’s Moscone Center.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
Hanna Liden’s photographs reimagined the northern Romantic landscape tradition of Caspar David Friedrich and Vilhelm Hammershøi as populated by practitioners of the suburban occult, with figures in skull masks or Grim Reaper hoods dwarfed by moody vistas.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
That may be a good idea, as the department is already struggling with significant IDR application backlogs that may be dwarfed by a surge of new applications once the SAVE plan settlement agreement is approved.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
Those contracts will be dwarfed by Carlsson and Bedard when their entry-level deals expire at the end of the season, as the NHL’s salary cap rises.
—Dan Robson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Then, as her fingers raced across the fretboard of an upright bass that dwarfed her petite figure, Amy Gadiaga wove vocal magic.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Even that number may be dwarfed by the number of claims not yet brought.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026
In 1930, the 1,450 front-line Prohibition agents dwarfed the 350 FBI field agents across the country.
—Richard F. Hamm, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
San Jose, of course, is hampered by a lack of five-star hotel rooms and a convention center dwarfed by San Francisco’s Moscone Center.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
Hanna Liden’s photographs reimagined the northern Romantic landscape tradition of Caspar David Friedrich and Vilhelm Hammershøi as populated by practitioners of the suburban occult, with figures in skull masks or Grim Reaper hoods dwarfed by moody vistas.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
That may be a good idea, as the department is already struggling with significant IDR application backlogs that may be dwarfed by a surge of new applications once the SAVE plan settlement agreement is approved.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwarfed
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That melatonin your brain just started producing gets suppressed again immediately.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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That means speech around controversial issues, diet and fitness, mental health topics, sexuality, and much more will be suppressed.—
Elizabeth Nolan Brown,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Niantic Spatial’s Visual Positioning System, or VPS, solves a problem that has quietly stunted the autonomous delivery industry.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Items from the archives have dominated the red carpet in the last couple years, as a slew of creative director changes stunted the showcase of new designs.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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More elderly people could find themselves at the mercy of an obscure government program meant to save them from harm and preserve their dignity when their ability to take care of themselves is diminished.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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But with the chances of a Fed rate cut later this year highly diminished now and, with the reality that a cut (if it is issued) is likely to be by just 25 basis points, these estimates are unlikely to change dramatically, either.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the immediate aftermath of the incident, Hulu announced that filming on the latest season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives would be halted amid reports of the altercation and a police investigation in Draper, Utah.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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The appellate court halted the order on an appeal.—
Mike Schneider,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Royal Navy has shrunk dramatically since the Cold War ended, with combat-ready ships declining from 166 in 1975 to 66 in 2025, following decades of military spending cuts.—
Pan Pylas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Those commitments come at a time when domestic drug manufacturing had shrunk significantly.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The bands stopped precisely at the midline of her body, and the pigmentation of her right side was entirely normal.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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My parents took me on my first flight at three months old and never stopped, raising me in a world that stretched far beyond home.—
Shayla Martin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Also, the westbound parts of the side streets between Northwest 37th Avenue and Northwest 34th Avenue were blocked by police.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Janine Sonis had a similar chance later on but had her shot blocked — one of eight on the night.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Dwarfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwarfed. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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