as in obscures
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane
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Recent Examples of dims
Apple diffuses the color and shape of underlying content somewhat and dims it a little so that all of the UI that's up there at the top of the screen stays legible, which usually works but occasionally doesn't.
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ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Find an unobstructed view toward the east for the best chance of spotting it — but prepare to be disappointed as the horizon haze dims its light.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The curtain falls, the spotlight dims, and the rhinestones are packed.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Find an unobstructed view toward the east for the best chance of spotting it — but prepare to be disappointed as the horizon haze dims its light.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The curtain falls, the spotlight dims, and the rhinestones are packed.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dims
Verb
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All that cash just obscures the dysfunction Obamacare has let loose in our health insurance market.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Your readers deserve better than inflammatory rhetoric that obscures real human suffering masquerading as journalism.—
Letters to the Editor,
Oc Register,
14 Sep. 2025
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The radiant point of the Perseids is the constellation Perseus, which, from the Northern Hemisphere, rises in the northeast as the sky darkens during August.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Blocking the sunlight also darkens his living spaces.—
Roxana Popescu,
Mercury News,
11 Aug. 2025
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The use of blockchain effectively blurs these boundaries and merges them into one.—
Ozan Ozerk,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This hideaway in Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood blurs the lines between highbrow design and youth culture.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Dims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dims. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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