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to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the view from the mountain's summit is often bedimmed by haze
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedimmed
Adjective
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The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025 -
In its time open, fueled by fans of its blackened mahi and buttery lobster rolls, owner Mike Smith has expanded his footprint, moving into a larger stall in the popular food hall — which has allowed for a menu expansion, as well.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Dec. 2022
Verb
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Unfortunately, a lot of the homes near Guthrie's residence are far from the street and are obscured by shrubbery, Siminoff said, so collecting video data of cars on the road might be hard in this case.—
Liz Kreutz,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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The result of this was that the view of the ball was often obscured when shots went up.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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However Frankensteinian the shumai, the seasoning of the filling is finely tuned, with a hit of dusky white pepper to nicely complicate the saltiness.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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He was dressed in a white shirt, dusky-blue suit trousers, and a blue tie knotted, with two crisp dimples, into a four-in-hand.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The sky has darkened to a deep, clear blue, although that slow, slow sunset still burns orange on the horizon, and lamps are now glowing around the lagoon, as if set for a candlelit dinner.—
Rick Jordan,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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But that fall, his mood darkened.—
Coley Gallagher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But the audit intensified criticism from council members and residents who said his approach blurred the line between official business and personal discretion.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the production, Hayes plays Elliott, a writer grappling with creative paralysis who retreats to a remote cabin, only to find the line between imagination and reality dangerously blurred.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Those models assumed early galaxies would be small, faint, and rare, leading astronomers to expect only a handful of dim sources that would require tens of hours of spectroscopic observations to confirm, the new study notes.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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On Monday, some of Reina’s family kept their sunglasses on in the dim courtroom.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Cancer had consumed her body; drugs clouded her mind.—
Allegra Goodman,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Connecticut’s energy picture is clouded by its inability to get an adequate supply of natural gas, the main source of energy in the state and wider region.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Bedimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedimmed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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