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
Over the last decade, the Gulf Cooperation Council has put more than $100 billion into Africa across energy, ports, logistics, and tech, dwarfing the US and rivaling Europe.
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Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Abbott’s money cushion is stark, with roughly $106 million on hand — dwarfing what Hinojosa raised.
—Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
They’re scattered throughout the country, taking up millions of square feet, often covering hundreds or even thousands of acres, dwarfing the typical comparison to football fields.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
By Tuesday morning, Monday’s show had racked up nearly three million views on Rumble, dwarfing the figures for Owens’s and Fuentes’s competing episodes on the platform.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Ghadimi, who fled the country in 2024, also cited figures circulating among activists claiming well over the 2,600 detainees reported, likely dwarfing that number.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Despite Oregon’s offense dwarfing that of Texas Tech from a yardage standpoint 198 to 88, the Raiders limited the Ducks to just six points — in large part due to curbing both fourth-down attempts.
—Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Data centers are popping up from coast to coast, in cities and rural areas, some in sizes and processing capacities dwarfing those planned for San Jose.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
New Orleans draws more than 18 million visitors annually, dwarfing the approximately 364,000 who call the city home.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Abbott’s money cushion is stark, with roughly $106 million on hand — dwarfing what Hinojosa raised.
—Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
They’re scattered throughout the country, taking up millions of square feet, often covering hundreds or even thousands of acres, dwarfing the typical comparison to football fields.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
By Tuesday morning, Monday’s show had racked up nearly three million views on Rumble, dwarfing the figures for Owens’s and Fuentes’s competing episodes on the platform.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Ghadimi, who fled the country in 2024, also cited figures circulating among activists claiming well over the 2,600 detainees reported, likely dwarfing that number.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Despite Oregon’s offense dwarfing that of Texas Tech from a yardage standpoint 198 to 88, the Raiders limited the Ducks to just six points — in large part due to curbing both fourth-down attempts.
—Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Data centers are popping up from coast to coast, in cities and rural areas, some in sizes and processing capacities dwarfing those planned for San Jose.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
New Orleans draws more than 18 million visitors annually, dwarfing the approximately 364,000 who call the city home.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwarfing
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In my case, treatment looks like temporarily suppressing the adenomyosis with Lupron injections before attempting another embryo transfer to create the best possible environment for implantation.—
L'Oreal Thompson Payton,
SELF,
6 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic was violently suppressing antigovernment protests across the country.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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The children of these parents will be more likely to go to college and succeed in a career themselves, halting generational cycles of poverty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Asian markets fell sharply, with South Korea’s stock exchange briefly halting trading.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Puerto Rico is missing Francisco Lindor and Carlos Correa due to insurance restrictions, considerably diminishing their firepower, but have solid pitching and the advantage of playing at home in their group stage.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Palomar’s 48 partner agencies are similarly affected by diminishing VOCA funds.—
Maddy Keyes,
The Frontier,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And geography proved important when Leroy and Jarzyna looked for reasons why so many bird species are shrinking ever faster.—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Currently, some schools have combined grades into a single class to address shrinking student bodies.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Early in the second period, just after Greaves got caught out of the net while playing a puck to his right, Provorov hustled to the other side of the net and sprawled across the ice, blocking a shot by Florida’s Tomas Nosek that would have tied the score at 1.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Enter Brick, an app-blocking device.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Rather than stopping disagreements from happening, this aspect is about repairing any damage left behind.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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Tuesday’s game featured intentional clock-stopping, game-extending fouls by the Heat.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In such a dense environment, a dark galaxy could arise when the older galaxies pull away star forming material from a younger one, essentially stunting its development.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
5 Mar. 2026
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Javadi stunting on Langdon with her follower count is my favorite thing ever.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Dwarfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwarfing. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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