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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
And with 23andMe filing for bankruptcy earlier this year, her chances of finding any additional siblings may be dwindling.
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Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Rural Californians worried about their dwindling access to healthcare.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Their dwindling population contributed to a labor shortage, which led the Spanish to turn their attention to another group.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Until then, burial options for residents include private cemeteries and a dwindling number of plots in one run by a charitable organization.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Predictions of dwindling growth could pose a political problem for the Kremlin, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb said this week that economic threats, amplified by sanctions, should be used to bring Moscow to the negotiating table.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
But there is a silver lining to his dwindling playing time, Krneta said.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
Filings show dwindling sales over the past three years.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
The Colts’ pass defense is vulnerable in short yardage and very susceptible to the deep ball, so Justin Herbert will again be asked to make lemonade out of a dwindling supply of lemons.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Rural Californians worried about their dwindling access to healthcare.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Their dwindling population contributed to a labor shortage, which led the Spanish to turn their attention to another group.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Until then, burial options for residents include private cemeteries and a dwindling number of plots in one run by a charitable organization.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Predictions of dwindling growth could pose a political problem for the Kremlin, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb said this week that economic threats, amplified by sanctions, should be used to bring Moscow to the negotiating table.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
But there is a silver lining to his dwindling playing time, Krneta said.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
Filings show dwindling sales over the past three years.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
The Colts’ pass defense is vulnerable in short yardage and very susceptible to the deep ball, so Justin Herbert will again be asked to make lemonade out of a dwindling supply of lemons.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwindling
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The government’s lawyers argued the ruling effectively guts a statute aimed at reducing gun violence by preventing unlawful drug users from wielding firearms.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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The firm’s post-weave colorization system preserves the authentic look, feel, and durability of conventional denim while drastically reducing environmental impact.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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That’s due to home price growth that is mostly flat or slightly declining because of decreasing demand and increasing supply, according to the National Association of Home Builders.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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This reflectivity is known as albedo, and Earth’s overall albedo has been decreasing for decades.—
Ryan Green,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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This imbalance—funding Putin’s war by depleting other sectors—has fueled inflation, worsened by ruble depreciation and import costs.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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Rasmus Ristolainen is out for at least the first month, while Cam York is now on injured reserve, too, further depleting the blue line for the first week of the season and maybe longer.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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This pattern of visits from Americans of steadily diminishing rank (watch for a visit from a deputy director of the Fish and Wildlife Service in mid-January) suggests the opposite of sustained attention.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
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Hormone therapy is often an effective option for menopausal women who are experiencing these uncomfortable symptoms due to the diminishing levels of ovarian hormones.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2025
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Land is subsiding in the Ranegras Plain basin and groundwater is declining faster than the rate of replenishment, the Arizona Department of Water Resources informed residents gathered in Brenda at the Desert Gold RV Resort.—
Clara Migoya,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Permafrost is also thawing, land is subsiding, and sea-level rise is adding to the risk.—
Rick Thoman,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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Contract options exercised for 4 The club exercised contract options on Stephen Afrifa, Zorhan Bassong, Jansen Miller and John Pulskamp, while declining options for Tim Leibold, Nemanja Radoja, Ryan Schewe, Shelton and Mason Toye.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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However, her cousin the followed up, and the OP wrote back declining the invite.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the second quarter, while many fast-food rivals reported shrinking sales, Taco Bell reported same-store sales growth of 4%.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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But shrinking pixels isn’t simple.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The vanishing dining room During the pandemic, many homeowners repurposed their dining rooms into offices, playrooms, or classrooms for their kids.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
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Rather, they have been written to capture, somehow, a complicated, fragmentary and/or vanishing story of great importance to the author.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Dwindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwindling. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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