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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
Consumer demand held steady as supply dwindled, leading to egg shortages and record prices at the grocery store.
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Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Their external options also have dwindled.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 17 Feb. 2026
However, enrollment gradually dwindled and in 2016 UConn closed the campus.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
The number of publicly available research reports has dwindled.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
For a variety of reasons, attendance eventually dwindled.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
Recreational use dwindled in the 1970s and the park was overtaken by dirt bikes.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 14 Feb. 2026
Humanity's numbers have dwindled down to almost nothing.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
As contact dwindled to occasional phone calls and walks, Holloway interpreted the behavior as confirmation of Youngblood’s narrative.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Their external options also have dwindled.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 17 Feb. 2026
However, enrollment gradually dwindled and in 2016 UConn closed the campus.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
The number of publicly available research reports has dwindled.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
For a variety of reasons, attendance eventually dwindled.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
Recreational use dwindled in the 1970s and the park was overtaken by dirt bikes.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 14 Feb. 2026
Humanity's numbers have dwindled down to almost nothing.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
As contact dwindled to occasional phone calls and walks, Holloway interpreted the behavior as confirmation of Youngblood’s narrative.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwindled
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As Russia reduced flows, prices spiked, pushing up energy bills and helping fuel a cost of living crisis.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, the report states, about 1% of the district’s more than 83,000 employees are likely to lose a job or have their pay reduced.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Our infrastructure has failed to meet the demands of rapid expansion, as evidenced by the 12-year neglect of Eastland, which resulted in job losses and decreased tax revenue.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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With regard to housing, incentives can be made available, lot sizes decreased, and alternative approaches are plentiful.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Wollenzien also points to the growing anxiety among professional artists about job security, as more than two-thirds of workers in creative industries believe that AI has diminished their employability in workplaces.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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That diminished view of the Democratic Party in the AP-NORC polling is consistent regardless of Democrats’ age, race, ideology or educational background — suggesting that appealing to a specific group or two won’t fix the problem.—
Linley Sanders,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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For now, however, the discontent from TikTok’s American users that marred its first few weeks under new ownership seems to have largely subsided.—
Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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While the heaviest fighting has subsided, the ceasefire has seen almost daily Israeli fire.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Cortina Mayor Gianluca Lorenzi received death threats after centuries-old trees were felled to make way for a $131 million bobsledding track.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
9 Feb. 2026
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Afterward, Agnes and I were felled by the kind of hunger that overtakes only those who have exerted themselves in cold weather.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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On February 9, 1960, 44-year-old Adolph Coors III, the grandson of the company’s founder, vanished.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, the traditional 22-episode season has all but vanished, with modern audiences often receiving little more than half that number.—
Scott Snowden,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Dwindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwindled. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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