as in suppressing
to hold back the normal growth of
shrubs dwarfed by the lack of water
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Recent Examples of dwarfing
At Next Health, the high-dose IV runs $1,000, dwarfing the standard $199 drip on the same page.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Fireworks, an enormous Ferris wheel dwarfing the Capitol dome, a proud white father directing his wife and daughter into the crowd and the future.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
That's a massive leap in AI power, dwarfing anything that modern NPU hardware can produce.
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Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI, too, will likely be valued at $1 trillion or more, dwarfing JPMorgan Chase and Exxon Mobil.
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Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
There were more than 323 million visits to America’s national parks in 2025, dwarfing attendance — 135 million — at professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey games combined.
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Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
The size of Ohio’s tax break skyrocketed, dwarfing previous projections, as opposition to data centers is sweeping through cities, suburbs and towns there and prompting lawmakers to form a committee to study the impact.
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Marc Levy,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
The senator has raised almost $60 million this cycle, dwarfing potential Republican rivals.
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ABC News,
19 May 2026
Called the Zipang, this mega ship would have weighed in at an incredible 500,000 tonnes, dwarfing anything afloat then or since.
—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Fireworks, an enormous Ferris wheel dwarfing the Capitol dome, a proud white father directing his wife and daughter into the crowd and the future.
—
Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
That's a massive leap in AI power, dwarfing anything that modern NPU hardware can produce.
—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI, too, will likely be valued at $1 trillion or more, dwarfing JPMorgan Chase and Exxon Mobil.
—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
There were more than 323 million visits to America’s national parks in 2025, dwarfing attendance — 135 million — at professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey games combined.
—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
The size of Ohio’s tax break skyrocketed, dwarfing previous projections, as opposition to data centers is sweeping through cities, suburbs and towns there and prompting lawmakers to form a committee to study the impact.
—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
The senator has raised almost $60 million this cycle, dwarfing potential Republican rivals.
—
ABC News,
19 May 2026
Called the Zipang, this mega ship would have weighed in at an incredible 500,000 tonnes, dwarfing anything afloat then or since.
—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwarfing
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The migrating dust can move from the African desert more than 5,000 miles westward over the Atlantic and is known for suppressing rainfall and conditions that support hurricanes.
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At a status hearing Wednesday, an attorney for defendant Charles Green argued in favor of suppressing some of the evidence in the case.
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It was also reworded to clarify Apollo is not halting all redemption requests.
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Cut to Johnson attempting an overhead serve with his pickleball partner Candace (Mary Steenburgen) halting him mid leap and correcting his serve to underhand.
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Not even a hint of repercussions for diminishing the integrity of the event.
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The 23-page analysis also pointed to escalating public health and social services costs, declining investments in capital improvements and an outsized reliance on state and federal tax dollars as drivers of the county’s diminishing financial health.
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That has led to the country’s GDP shrinking by roughly 80% since 2013.
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California dunes are shrinking A new study shows California has lost more than half of its coastal sand dunes over the last 165 years, Daniella Segura reports.
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Instead, opt for a more secure purse like this anti-theft messenger bag, which has a zipper at the top, locking compartments, slash-resistant material, and RFID-blocking panels.
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Charred chunks of foam have been floating from the burn site, partially blocking storm drains.
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And the heat’s not stopping anytime soon.
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.
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From stunting and weakening plant growth to delaying flower production, these 1/10th-inch-long pests can wreak havoc.
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Negotiations were shelved, leading to an impasse and stunting Wilson’s development, who was recovering from keyhole ankle surgery which was worse than first thought.
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“Dwarfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwarfing. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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