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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
He was seen as a setter of standards, with successive managers keen to keep him around even as his playing time dwindled in recent seasons.
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 May 2026
But that number dwindled to five ahead of the 2026 season.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Now, that number has dwindled to just 16%.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
More than two decades later, the tween magazines may have dwindled, but prom-goers are still shopping in-store.
—Camilia Fateh, Vogue, 11 May 2026
Steve wasn’t having it, particularly as his respect for John dwindled.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
As a result, funding for the streetcars dwindled, and the city, county, state, and federal government stopped supporting it altogether.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
By cultivating mangrove trees, the Bajau have been able to bring back fish whose habitats had dwindled and protect the coastline from erosion.
—Katerina Barton, NPR, 6 May 2026
So much so that as Shaker communities dwindled through the nineteenth century, others wanted the cachet of their name in the patent medicine world.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 May 2026
Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 May 2026
But that number dwindled to five ahead of the 2026 season.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Now, that number has dwindled to just 16%.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
More than two decades later, the tween magazines may have dwindled, but prom-goers are still shopping in-store.
—Camilia Fateh, Vogue, 11 May 2026
Steve wasn’t having it, particularly as his respect for John dwindled.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
As a result, funding for the streetcars dwindled, and the city, county, state, and federal government stopped supporting it altogether.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
By cultivating mangrove trees, the Bajau have been able to bring back fish whose habitats had dwindled and protect the coastline from erosion.
—Katerina Barton, NPR, 6 May 2026
So much so that as Shaker communities dwindled through the nineteenth century, others wanted the cachet of their name in the patent medicine world.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwindled
Verb
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Kentucky and Utah have reduced levies.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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In many ways, Kris aches to be reduced to such simple matter, to strip away all of her heady anxiety and surrender to basic want.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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At an optimal dosage of 10 g/L, the lag phase of hydrogen production decreased by about 50%, and the specific hydrogen yield increased by roughly 33%, according to researchers.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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Wealthy Russians, Ukrainians, and northern Europeans snapped up properties, too—though visitors from the Russian-speaking world have decreased since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.—
Rebecca Rose,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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Another theory suggests regulatory changes in China a few years ago appear to have diminished the availability of precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl.—
Mike Stobbe,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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The roles of China and Russia, as Iran’s allies, are strengthened; the role of the United States, substantially diminished.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 May 2026
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While the heaviest fighting has subsided, the shaky truce has been interrupted by almost daily Israeli fire.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The family’s anger has subsided some since the baby’s death, in part because of their trust in God’s plan.—
Duaa Eldeib,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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But they were felled by poor shooting Friday, making just 35% overall and were particularly bad from long range.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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But before he was felled at age 68 by a heart attack, Joiner had shared what was in the briefcase with the lead Louisiana State Police investigator on the case, Stefan Montgomery, Joiner's son and the LSP confirmed.—
Stephanie Gosk,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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For more than 40 days, the former Venezuelan police officers said, two of their colleagues simply vanished inside El Helicoide.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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Around 13 years after Madeleine vanished without a trace, German prosecutors named Christian Brueckner as a suspect in her disappearance.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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“Dwindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwindled. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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