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as in reducing
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 decreasing
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 dwindling
Again and again, the band falls (petulantly, peevishly, with English accents and English swear words) into the gap between its bombastic self-image and the facts on the ground, the dwindling ticket sales and tiny sandwiches and spontaneously combusting drummers.
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Skyrocketing construction costs, long build times, and a dwindling supply of starter homes have contributed to housing challenges.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The Western States Petroleum Association has been warning California lawmakers since last year that dwindling Central Valley oil production risked shuttering pipelines such as the San Pablo Bay conduit.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Dogged by dwindling student enrollment and financial pressures, universities have struggled to find ways for their two-year branch campuses to remain financially viable.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Coaxing summer-flowering annuals to flower in fall is hit and miss as nutrient availability is dwindling and hours of daylight are decreasing.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
An already dwindling cabin community in Holy Jim Canyon was left with only seven homes standing after the first day of the fire.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
But between June and July, sales have bounced back—possibly because home-buying has become more affordable in the state thanks to the pressure exercised by dwindling demand and growing supply.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
After months of summer heat, cooler temperatures are a welcome shift, but along with sweater weather and falling leaves come dwindling daylight hours.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Skyrocketing construction costs, long build times, and a dwindling supply of starter homes have contributed to housing challenges.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The Western States Petroleum Association has been warning California lawmakers since last year that dwindling Central Valley oil production risked shuttering pipelines such as the San Pablo Bay conduit.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Dogged by dwindling student enrollment and financial pressures, universities have struggled to find ways for their two-year branch campuses to remain financially viable.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Coaxing summer-flowering annuals to flower in fall is hit and miss as nutrient availability is dwindling and hours of daylight are decreasing.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
An already dwindling cabin community in Holy Jim Canyon was left with only seven homes standing after the first day of the fire.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
But between June and July, sales have bounced back—possibly because home-buying has become more affordable in the state thanks to the pressure exercised by dwindling demand and growing supply.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
After months of summer heat, cooler temperatures are a welcome shift, but along with sweater weather and falling leaves come dwindling daylight hours.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwindling
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The confirmation came just two days before the Fed is expected to vote on reducing its key interest rate.—
Adeola Adeosun
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Every action counts, whether reducing HFCs, investing in sustainable cooling, or holding governments accountable for climate commitments.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Coaxing summer-flowering annuals to flower in fall is hit and miss as nutrient availability is dwindling and hours of daylight are decreasing.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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The central bank is expected to start decreasing rates at its meeting next week after being on pause since December.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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With depleting foreign exchange reserves, some businesses have been forced to close as entrepreneurs and farmers turn to the black market in search of hard currency.—
Charles Pensulo,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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First, McDonald and Sydney Colson suffered season-ending injuries in the same game against Phoenix, completely depleting Indiana’s point guard depth.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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However, diminishing perceptions that a college education is very important have occurred relatively equally among both Republicans and Democrats, suggesting that other factors must also be at play.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The threat for heavy rain in South Florida is diminishing, however typical scattered thunderstorms with locally heavy downpours are still possible in the area through the weekend.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
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By 2008, Americans were withdrawing, and combat deaths were subsiding to their lowest level since the start of the occupation.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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The totals included two new records, coinciding with a subsiding Middle Tennessee heat wave.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The negativity around Wilson wasn’t only about his declining physical skills.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Still, there is some evidence click-throughs per search are declining.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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However, cotton is prone to shrinking and fading in the wash.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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In contrast, states with shrinking industries or out-migration trends have seen hours stagnate or fall.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Demerzel shields the embryo with her body, and both are incinerated, vanishing in a white-hot instant, love and code consumed together.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Grey’s son, Loren Grey, restored his father’s original ending in the novel’s 1982 Pocket Books reprint, but the vanishing mythos remains intact, with the last of the tribe wistfully following Curtis’s Navajo into the temporal graveyard of the past.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Dwindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwindling. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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