dwarfs 1 of 2

variants also dwarves
plural of dwarf

dwarfs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dwarf

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dwarfs
Noun
And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What? Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025 The box covers the most popular classes and ancestries such as humans, elves, dwarves and halflings. Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 His social media footprint dwarfs that of even Timothée Chalamet. Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
This majestic fuselage dwarfs the actors, who shelter inside it like mice in a storm drain. Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025 Evansville's West Side Nut Club puts on an autumn extravaganza that dwarfs others by comparison, according to rankings provided by USA TODAY. John Tufts, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025 While the scale of the data center AI market dwarfs PCs, that doesn’t mean this isn’t worth pursuing for Nvidia. Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025 The sum dwarfs most acquisitions this year — and marks TIFF’s first eight-figure deal in several editions — underlining the resilience of genre cinema at a time when studios and streamers alike are cautious. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025 Ultimately, this isn’t a surprise—on one hand, the $100 million already mobilized to shape AI policy and regulation feels like a lot, but that number absolutely dwarfs the billions a16z manages and that OpenAI has raised. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025 And yet there is a 17-year-old kid, from a hockey desert, who dwarfs Chara. Chris Branch, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025 The scenic appeal is undeniable, nature’s majestic prose both frames and dwarfs the tumultuous affectations of the characters. Holly Jones, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025 The frigate sale to Australia dwarfs that missile deal. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwarfs
Noun
  • And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What?
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The special will be made available on Disney+ the following day, and the elves will head to ABC’s shelves later in the season.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mulch suppresses weeds, retains moisture in the soil, and adds nutrients back to the soil, too.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Tissue samples from Fern Franco’s remains, obtained by a search warrant, revealed the presence of both morphine, which suppresses respiration, along with the drug succinylcholine, a paralytic used to relax skeletal muscles as during intubation.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some say the cave system would have connected the goblins from Hopkinsville to Hellier.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This simple act of kindness helps spread the Halloween spirit to all the little goblins and ghosts.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hughes is one of the world's top lightweights in MMA, the sport where McGregor built his following and name.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At one point our conversation halts as Bailey gestures toward the window, where two men stroll past arm in arm.
    Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Gun-toting Henry halts the escaping car and holds the nefarious trio at gunpoint.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Various cultures interpreted the ephemeral aberrations as fairies, ghosts or spirits.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The lottery fairies have given you more time.
    Enquirer staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • More importantly, the narrative explores both sides of the conflict from the POV of grunts and 'nobodies' trying to navigate the post-Civil War state of the galaxy before the fighting stops.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Kansas City’s win shrinks the second tier Major shakeups happened among second-tier contenders this week.
    Scott Phillips, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Wood shrinks over time, subfloors shift, and nails pop or detach.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Dwarfs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwarfs. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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