matting

verb

Definition of mattingnext
present participle of mat
1
as in dimming

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2
as in crowding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matting
  1. dimming
  2. crowding
  3. brightening
  4. shoving
  5. lightening
  6. squashing
  7. bleaching
  8. replenishing
Verb
  • Merger and acquisition activity fell 56% year-on-year to 16 transactions, and local bourses, while flat on the conflict, have missed the AI optimism lifting markets elsewhere, dimming IPO prospects for the region’s larger startups.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 July 2026
  • This happened around 8 years ago, and the galaxy has yet to show any sign of dimming.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of dimming
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  • About twenty men packed the space, leaning on shoulders and crowding the wall.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
  • Other pictures on unofficial Telegram channels showed residents crowding into underground stations.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 July 2026
Definition of crowding
Verb
  • Air molecules reflect and scatter light beyond an immediate beam, which is why the sky starts brightening at dawn even before the sun climbs above the horizon.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 July 2026
  • Detroit has also allowed a league-high 153 points through three weeks, further brightening Crawford’s outlook.
    — Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of brightening
Verb
  • The fallout continues from Phoenix Mercury player Alyssa Thomas shoving her fist into Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark's throat, and now one of the league's greatest players, Lisa Leslie, is giving her two cents.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • Marina Mabrey — while playing for the Connecticut Sun last season — received a technical for shoving Clark to the floor in a June 17, 2025, game.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of shoving
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  • The minimization regimen is also effective at lightening the price tag, cutting an even $11K off the base price as compared to the Bambi 16RB.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 July 2026
  • Hydrogen peroxide is great for lightening stains in general.
    — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 18 June 2026
Definition of lightening
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  • Speakers also recounted the resignation from Congress of Marjorie Taylor Greene in January, maintaining that the Republican Party is squashing its anti-Israel voices, while the Democratic Party is electing them.
    — Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
  • Imagine if Jeff Bezos got bored just owning The Washington Post, firing hundreds of writers and squashing the freedom of its opinion section, and decided to join the American forces parachuting into Venezuela or Iran, only to ignore their orders and seize some prisoners on his own.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Definition of squashing
Verb
  • Nolasco said a taper is the favorite haircut these days and there’s also players bleaching their hair blond for the playoffs.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
  • Justine Skye took this mousy brown look to the next level by bleaching her brows to match.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Definition of bleaching
Verb
  • The United States helped Israel absorb some of the war’s direct costs by financing weapons, replenishing interceptors, and reinforcing Israel’s air defenses.
    — Frayda Leibtag, Time, 13 July 2026
  • The conflict had not yet escalated, though the belligerents were planning, repositioning, replenishing, and preparing for the next phase.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of replenishing
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