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as in disparagement
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant
she grew increasingly resentful of her coworker's constant diminishment of her new project ideas
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as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
there was a sharp diminishment in our savings after the college tuition bill was paid
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diminishment
Noun
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According to TfL, ridership across the network remains at 90% of pre-pandemic levels — such a decrease may not be entirely unwelcome for the commuters who remain, given overcrowding caused frequent delays.—
Nicole Kobie,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025 -
Keep in mind that the 2023-24 regular season averaged just under 500,000 viewers across games on ESPN and ABC, a stark decrease from the NCAA Tournament ratings.—
Ben Pickman,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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But the wildfires in L.A. have lent a new sense of urgency to efforts by the firefighter union, to argue that any reductions at the department could pose disastrous consequences.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
The Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2025
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With only three of four tubes available for the next few years, there will be a 25% reduction in Penn Station access and capacity.—
Larry Penner,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2025
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Arctic sea ice has been shrinking since the late 1970s, with a 4.7% decline per decade.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Rudkin is seen by a section of the fanbase as the man who should be held accountable for Leicester’s decline, particularly after some poor recruitment and spending decisions.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Comments Holker made to PEOPLE in a Jan. 7 interview triggered the wave of criticism.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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Meta is removing employee criticism over its hiring of UFC CEO Dana White from an internal company messaging system.—
Makena Kelly,
WIRED,
9 Jan. 2025
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Photos and videos clearly show the damage to the aircraft's fuselage, including punctures and dents, which strongly point to a strike by an air defense missile.—
Ellie Cook,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
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Compared to the richest man in South Korea Jay Y. Lee, the Squid Game winner still doesn’t really have a dent in wealth for the top 1%.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
26 Dec. 2024
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What the lawsuit says: Baldoni, in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, accuses Lively and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds, of defamation and extortion.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Young is accusing the network of defamation and libel.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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That compares with a bigger drop of 3.9% in November and 2.3% in October.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2025
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During the fight, four drops from the pitcher fell on Earth, in Prayagraj, Nashik, Haridwar and Ujjain, which host the festival in rotation.—
Aishwarya S Iyer,
CNN,
12 Jan. 2025
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Global condemnation over the lack of transparency prompted Maduro to ask the country’s high court — also filled with allies of his United Socialist Party of Venezuela — to audit the election results.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Its military campaign on Syrian soil has drawn increasing international condemnation.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Diminishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diminishment. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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