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as in dimming
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as in crowding
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The Earth casts a shadow on the moon's surface, dimming it.—
Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
27 Feb. 2026 -
Extending an overnight fast for two hours, dimming the lights and not eating for three hours prior to sleep were shown to improve cardiovascular and metabolic health.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Draft analysts argue the short arms could lead him to struggle from keeping blockers from crowding him and getting to his body.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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On tap are matchups against the other two teams crowding the top of the WCC standings.—
Jeff Faraudo,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The nurturing Moon comforts therapeutic Chiron, brightening your 5th House of Amusement — this is your moment to attempt a new way of expressing yourself without judging yourself.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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Thanks for brightening our mornings!—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
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Music plays a central role throughout the Amphibian Stage production, acting as a transition between scenes and lightening the drama.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Then the mixed snowboard cross teams were eliminated early, lightening the workload again.—
Alex Connor,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Police were called to step in when there was shoving and punches being thrown.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Pippen further escalated the altercation by forcefully shoving Gardner in response.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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The figure skater actually began bleaching her own hair with a paintbrush—and only brought in a professional right before the 2026 Winter Olympics.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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Fierce sunlight bleaching the stones of the old city, blinding the passengers as porters in white kaffiyehs and djellabas stack their portmanteaus on donkey carts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Feb. 2026
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TDEs generally occur when stars venture too close to the supermassive black holes that sit at the heart of large galaxies, resulting in the immense gravity of these cosmic titans simultaneously squashing the stellar body horizontally while stretching it vertically.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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He was immediately taken aback to learn that the process required first squashing the breast flat.—
Erik German,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The files include jokey exchanges and emails planning visits to Epstein properties, teeth-whitening appointments and shopping trips.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The files include jokey exchanges and emails planning visits to Epstein properties, teeth-whitening appointments and shopping trips.—
Jill Lawless,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Matting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matting. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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