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as in reduces
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 decreases
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 dwindles
With legacy systems, drivers can practically feel the cart lose its spirit as the voltage dwindles.
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Malana Vantyler,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
And the mosquito population dwindles with each generation.
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Bay City News,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
What these men accomplished is worth remembering and revering even as their number dwindles.
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Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Suzanne is electric with anger even as her physical strength dwindles.
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Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
An anti-road novel in which the road dwindles and is swallowed up by the land and then re-forms, looping back to its starting place.
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Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
The trucking company believes the industry is experiencing a fundamental shift on the supply side of the market as capacity dwindles further and pricing dynamics improve.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
Her passion for the sport, however, dwindles after Duffy is booed out of a Coyotes game after a bad encounter with the team’s mascot.
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
Reports that sluggish ratings were one of the factors for the network taking a step back from the franchise, but with the shelving of a new season, the Latino representation on Bravo also dwindles.
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Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
Malana Vantyler,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
And the mosquito population dwindles with each generation.
—
Bay City News,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
What these men accomplished is worth remembering and revering even as their number dwindles.
—
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Suzanne is electric with anger even as her physical strength dwindles.
—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
An anti-road novel in which the road dwindles and is swallowed up by the land and then re-forms, looping back to its starting place.
—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
The trucking company believes the industry is experiencing a fundamental shift on the supply side of the market as capacity dwindles further and pricing dynamics improve.
—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
Her passion for the sport, however, dwindles after Duffy is booed out of a Coyotes game after a bad encounter with the team’s mascot.
—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
Reports that sluggish ratings were one of the factors for the network taking a step back from the franchise, but with the shelving of a new season, the Latino representation on Bravo also dwindles.
—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwindles
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Good posture helps prevent aches in the back, neck and shoulders, reduces joint wear and lowers the risk of sports injuries, according to Cleveland Clinic.
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Skipping the stove and oven also reduces indoor heat, so lean on cold sandwiches, salads and no-cook meals during the worst hours.
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Previous research has demonstrated that direct exposure to nature significantly reduces physiological stress, lowers heart rates and decreases levels of stress hormones, like cortisol.
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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.
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In most lakes oxygen content diminishes rapidly at depths below 35 feet.
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None of this diminishes the responsibility of wealthy countries.
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After the laughter ringing through the room subsides, though, Abela does allow for a moment of reverence — for the HBO drama if not for the disreputable people who populate it.
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Then the climax subsides for a lovely coda of strings, accompanied by a denouement in which the now casually clad, contemporary-looking singer smashes up her play set in the apartment where she’s presumably been brooding over all this stuff.
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Every dollar of capital reduction at a large bank increases, at the margin, the probability that a stress event depletes the DIF and reaches the public balance sheet.
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Concentration burns glucose, decision-making depletes mental energy reserves, and by mid-afternoon, the prefrontal cortex is operating at a fraction of its morning capacity.
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Still, Beijing is betting billions of dollars on humanoid robots as a strategic technology that could increase productivity as economic growth slows and its workforce shrinks.
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Under sustained acceleration, leadership teams frequently start operating within more compressed decision cycles where immediate demands dominate attention and time for reflection gradually shrinks.
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Nine-year-old Elizabeth’s summer break takes a wild turn when her little brother Leo vanishes into the jungle.
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During this car ride, the antagonism between the two men vanishes.
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Economists have warned that the revenue bump is potentially temporary and analysts say the growth in state spending could leave California in a challenging position if the economy declines.
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For Markiplier, the last few months have been a study in what happens when a creator with 36 million subscribers walks through Hollywood’s front door and declines to become its creature.
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“Dwindles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwindles. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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