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to hold back the normal growth of
shrubs dwarfed by the lack of water
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Recent Examples of dwarfed
The scale of the AI boom, the report showed, has dwarfed past bubbles, including the spread of railways and the internet.
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J.d. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
28 June 2026
But the impact of that seismic shock has dwarfed just how handily Sinner was beating Cerúndolo until his body betrayed him.
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Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
The flag dwarfed the personal expressions of grief, celebration, and commemoration that are typically the point of a municipal park.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The company’s $75 billion fundraise more than doubled that of the previous record holder, Saudi Aramco ($26 billion) and dwarfed the IPOs of tech giants Meta ($16 billion) and Uber ($8 billion).
—
Mary Johnstone-Louis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
OpenAI has already dwarfed even SpaceX’s IPO in a single funding round.
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Bloomberg,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.
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Kevin Baxter
follow
june 7,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
From the summit of Monte Gambarogno, the towns hugging the shore of Lake Maggiore appear as tiny specks, dwarfed by the snowcapped southern Alps to the north.
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Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
Although still dwarfed by the greenback in international trade, the yuan saw an uptick in demand after Iran took control of the Strait of Hormuz and began accepting payments in China’s currency to allow freighters to sail through safely.
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Bloomberg,
13 Apr. 2026
J.d. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
28 June 2026
But the impact of that seismic shock has dwarfed just how handily Sinner was beating Cerúndolo until his body betrayed him.
—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
The flag dwarfed the personal expressions of grief, celebration, and commemoration that are typically the point of a municipal park.
—
Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The company’s $75 billion fundraise more than doubled that of the previous record holder, Saudi Aramco ($26 billion) and dwarfed the IPOs of tech giants Meta ($16 billion) and Uber ($8 billion).
—
Mary Johnstone-Louis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
OpenAI has already dwarfed even SpaceX’s IPO in a single funding round.
—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.
—
Kevin Baxter
follow
june 7,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
From the summit of Monte Gambarogno, the towns hugging the shore of Lake Maggiore appear as tiny specks, dwarfed by the snowcapped southern Alps to the north.
—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
Although still dwarfed by the greenback in international trade, the yuan saw an uptick in demand after Iran took control of the Strait of Hormuz and began accepting payments in China’s currency to allow freighters to sail through safely.
—
Bloomberg,
13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwarfed
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Oracle Park’s spacious dimensions and San Francisco’s chilly climate have suppressed home runs for more than two decades, but this was a true no-doubt blast that cleared the left-center field fence by plenty of feet.
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In effect, the program was suppressed and hidden rather than truly removed.
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This lack of competition has stunted the organizational capacity of both the Democratic and Republican Parties, rendering them hollow and unable to cultivate, train, or support a pipeline of young candidates.
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There were high hopes for the 2024 Big East Conference Player of the Year when former general manager Monte McNair drafted Carter, but his growth was stunted by a shoulder injury and a logjam in Sacramento’s backcourt.
Verb
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But later, when the same image appeared alongside a photo of someone the participant relied on for support, like a partner, parent, or friend, the fear response diminished.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi’s great rival, who is forty-one and diminished, showed the danger of staying too long.
Verb
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Kyle Stowers went 4-for-5 with two homers, three RBI and three runs for the Marlins, who halted a two-game slide.
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The third round was halted for about an hour because of a late storm.
Verb
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Subscriptions shrunk, and 42% of theaters reported in 2024 that 30% or more of their subscribers had disappeared.
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Job postings shrank in industries such as healthcare, finance and tech, Tuesday’s report showed.
Verb
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Large car rally disrupted in Baltimore Police said 36 traffic citations were issued and 54 vehicles were stopped after a large gathering of vehicles in the 1000 block of Wilson Drive in South Baltimore.
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The victim in the latest attack had stopped to swim with her boyfriend and friend in the Econlockhatchee River just north of Orlando Sunday afternoon when the alligator bit her, the FWC said in a press briefing.
Verb
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Luis Suarez’s first pass near the back line was blocked back to him.
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Messi got at the end of a through ball in the box, was one-on-one with Vozinha, and the keeper blocked the legend’s shot with his mid-section.
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