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as in reduced
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
the long winter dwindled our supply of firewood to practically nothing
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as in decreased
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
our hopes dwindled as the reports of more casualties came in
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Recent Examples of dwindled
The decision, voted on by the Academy’s Board of Governors, has felt inevitable since submissions for both Emmy categories have dwindled in recent years.
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
Nowhere perhaps was the searing heat more evident than at Melbourne Park, where the usual crowds thronging outside the Australian Open tennis tournament dwindled to a ghost town as temperatures soared.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Although she's retired from the gallery scene, her passion hasn't dwindled.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
And while raids aren’t necessarily public, reports of workplace enforcement actions in the mainstream and trade press seem also to have dwindled.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Now that Alphabet , Microsoft and Meta Platforms are flooring the accelerator on data-center capex, free-cash-flow growth has dwindled and the Nasdaq 100's price-to-forecast-FCF for the year ahead has stretched to 32 from around 24 in late 2023.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
But he was eventually moved to a bench role, and his minutes dwindled.
—Mirin Fader, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
But by 1900, the number dwindled.
—The Know, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
However, his speed eventually dwindled, and his love for basketball grew.
—Olivia Sayer, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
Nowhere perhaps was the searing heat more evident than at Melbourne Park, where the usual crowds thronging outside the Australian Open tennis tournament dwindled to a ghost town as temperatures soared.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Although she's retired from the gallery scene, her passion hasn't dwindled.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
And while raids aren’t necessarily public, reports of workplace enforcement actions in the mainstream and trade press seem also to have dwindled.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Now that Alphabet , Microsoft and Meta Platforms are flooring the accelerator on data-center capex, free-cash-flow growth has dwindled and the Nasdaq 100's price-to-forecast-FCF for the year ahead has stretched to 32 from around 24 in late 2023.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
But he was eventually moved to a bench role, and his minutes dwindled.
—Mirin Fader, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
But by 1900, the number dwindled.
—The Know, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
However, his speed eventually dwindled, and his love for basketball grew.
—Olivia Sayer, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwindled
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In all, the fees were reduced by about $620,000 through automatic waivers and other savings, said Andrea Osgood, Eden Housing’s chief of real estate development.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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This population has been reduced by vehicle strikes and by animals sustaining rodenticide poisoning over the past decades.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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While the short-term base rate decreased thanks to cuts from the Fed last year, analysts are widely expecting the base rate to decrease at a slower pace in the New Year.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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When eccentricity decreased, the climate shifted toward drier conditions.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The practice of fascism supersedes its ideas, which is why people affected and diminished by it are not all that interested in a marketplace of ideas in which fascists have prime purchasing power.—
Aleksandar Hemon,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Reduced star ratings result in lower reimbursement and diminished capacity to provide attractive benefits to draw in members.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the two weeks since the Justice Department failed to fully meet a legal deadline to release its expansive tranche of files on Jeffrey Epstein, old conspiracy theories about his life and death have subsided and new ones have taken shape.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
2 Jan. 2026
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As entheogenic effects subsided, the digital-age healer pulled out her iPhone and showed me photos from her recent trip home.—
María Cristina Lalonde,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2025
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After a flurry of punches that would have felled a lesser team and coach, the Owls are still standing.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Antoine’s trees were eventually felled after the plantation changed hands multiple times after the death of enslaver Roman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Melody and the child's father, Rico Garrett, vanished weeks after the fire.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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An avid outdoorsman who vanished off North Carolina’s Outer Banks was terminally ill, according to family members.—
Mark Price
January 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Dwindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwindled. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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