MATTING Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

matting

verb

Definition of matting

present participle of mat

as in dimming

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as in crowding

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Verb

In difficult times and with commissioning opportunities dimming, this source queried whether there needs to be a festival at all.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 July 2026
And the panel is always on, rather than the auto-dimming Gen 1 panel.

— Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of dimming

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But at least eight other Republicans are crowding into a primary just two weeks away.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Man Group’s third-quarter outlook makes the point with the example of gross leverage across the hedge fund industry running high again, with crowding into similar AI-adjacent trades as a growing risk.

— Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of crowding

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Made with a peptide complex and vitamin E, the patches reduce lines and wrinkles while plumping and brightening your skin.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 July 2026
Additionally, loose powder was favored since a heavier hand is required for a long-wear, sweat-proof look, often in a brightening pink hue for the under-eyes such as best-selling options from Rare Beauty and Givenchy.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 July 2026

Definition of brightening

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The idea here is that so many consumers are buying digital already, shoving those last players over is inevitable, so Sony may as well do it now.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Instead, some of its players turned the postgame handshakes into a brawl, with Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes drawing a red card for grabbing Spain’s Eric Garcia by the throat and shoving him to the turf.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of shoving

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Instead, opt for neutral coats of paint, warm lightening schemes, and functional storage.

— Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 20 July 2026
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

Definition of lightening

Verb

And Jason Momoa, who recently starred in the game-to-movie blockbuster A Minecraft Movie, appeared to be the best guy to put behind the sci-fi series’ big, bug-squashing hand cannons.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
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

Definition of squashing

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