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as in reduced
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
the long winter dwindled our supply of firewood to practically nothing
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as in decreased
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
our hopes dwindled as the reports of more casualties came in
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Recent Examples of dwindled
But his hours at the store have dwindled too.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
The second quarter was a different story with OCP scoring only four points as its lead dwindled to 24-18.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Gradually, the crowd dwindled as a group began forming outside the building.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Class sizes in many districts have grown, support services have dwindled and buildings have decayed.
—Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
Two-thirds of Cuba, including the capital Havana, were hit by a blackout as the country’s oil reserves dwindled.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
But funding has dwindled as federal prosecutions of white-collar crimes have fallen to historic lows in recent years.
—Maddy Keyes, The Frontier, 5 Mar. 2026
But by the early 2000s, Echinus slowly dwindled into dormancy.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
The Midnight Hour often makes just enough to keep the lights on, relying on vinyl and merchandise sales that have slowly dwindled as the economic crisis has intensified for people.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
The second quarter was a different story with OCP scoring only four points as its lead dwindled to 24-18.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Gradually, the crowd dwindled as a group began forming outside the building.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Class sizes in many districts have grown, support services have dwindled and buildings have decayed.
—Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
Two-thirds of Cuba, including the capital Havana, were hit by a blackout as the country’s oil reserves dwindled.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
But funding has dwindled as federal prosecutions of white-collar crimes have fallen to historic lows in recent years.
—Maddy Keyes, The Frontier, 5 Mar. 2026
But by the early 2000s, Echinus slowly dwindled into dormancy.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
The Midnight Hour often makes just enough to keep the lights on, relying on vinyl and merchandise sales that have slowly dwindled as the economic crisis has intensified for people.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwindled
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Halsey said the women’s identities were reduced to billboard images during the investigation of their deaths.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Second, the swift realignment of NASA Goddard’s priorities with the President’s budget request for the 2026 fiscal year — a realignment that occurred when the budget was still only a request — reduced the availability of mission formulation and mission engineering personnel to work on AXIS.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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Drone strikes have decreased by 83%.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Though on Saturday, MDFR said smoke in the area had greatly decreased compared to Thursday and Friday.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Liverpool’s transition threat has diminished.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Extensive research shows that insufficient sleep is associated with impaired cognitive function, chronic health problems, diminished productivity and an increase in traffic accidents, just to name a few.—
Stephen Neely,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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The settling of chairs subsided, people shifted into comfortable postures, some laid out on the carpet.—
Sofia Zarran,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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And, unlike longer alternatives like 2-year or 5-year CD options, savers will maintain some flexibility to pivot here in 2027 after the current market volatility may have subsided.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Apartment buildings were felled by air strikes, and smoke billowed from the blasts; the buzz of Israeli drones filled the air.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Those photographs provided additional evidence confirming the survival of the species — an animal that scientists had believed vanished from the planet thousands of years ago.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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Several other wide receivers vanished off the market in the opening hours of free agency negotiations.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Dwindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwindled. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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