dwarfed

past tense of dwarf

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dwarfed Wa Shin Bay Village—a tiny residential neighborhood dwarfed by its glamorous neighbors of Back Bay and South End—can have a bad food rap among locals; but no longer. — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026 This was not the case for one—an egregious offering that dwarfed all the others, like a cuckoo in a wren’s nest. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 Pappas, who is giving up his House seat after four terms, raised twice as much money as Sununu and Brown combined and dwarfed his Democratic primary opponents, as well. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 In 2025, the total jumped to at least 39 arrests, and that number is dwarfed by at least 77 detentions at airports just in July of 2026. — Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwarfed
Verb
  • The flip side of this is that more hectic environments, like a busy cafe, aren’t so easily suppressed.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Those odds are still likely suppressed by the notion the Fed will avoid raising rates just before an election.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The timing of Isaias is an exception to this trend, due to the current super El Niño weather pattern, which stunted Atlantic hurricane formations through September while cranking out storms throughout the Pacific region.
    — Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Since the 1970s, about 150,000 combatants and civilians have died in the southern Philippines, while development was stunted in the country’s poorest region.
    — Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The weather service canceled the flood watch for nearly all the Kansas City forecast area because the threat of additional heavy rain had diminished.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
  • One can see this when a paint’s color appears diminished and faded.
    — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Nonetheless, the past year has, at the least, halted the gangs’ advance in the capital, according to one assessment.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • To cover the cost increases out of pocket, trucking firms have drawn down savings, redirected spending away from maintenance, or halted purchases of fuel-efficient trucks.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In the visual network, the gap between eyes-open and eyes-closed connectivity shrank by 85 percent.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In 2024, the luxury market shrank 2%, losing some 50 million consumers.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Berkly Catton and Kaapo Kakko had two assists apiece and Joey Daccord stopped 29 of 37 shots.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Before departing, the pope stopped to speak to a Ukrainian family.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • When those signals are blocked, disrupted or deliberately jammed, vehicles may need other methods to maintain reliable navigation.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The appeals court’s opinion issued Wednesday, which supplemented an opinion filed on July 15, found that Milian blocked prosecutors from exercising their discretion, which includes seeking the death penalty.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

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“Dwarfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwarfed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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