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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
Experts estimate the wild elephant population in Thailand has dwindled to 3,000-4,000, a decline from more than 100,000 at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Kocha Olarn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Sightings dwindled significantly just before the end of World War II, with the last uncontested sighting occurring in April 1944 on the Singer Tract in the Tensas River region of northeast Louisiana, according to the FWS.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Dish remained independent and lost almost all of its value as its business dwindled and satellite TV has become increasingly anachronistic.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Kocha Olarn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Sightings dwindled significantly just before the end of World War II, with the last uncontested sighting occurring in April 1944 on the Singer Tract in the Tensas River region of northeast Louisiana, according to the FWS.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Dish remained independent and lost almost all of its value as its business dwindled and satellite TV has become increasingly anachronistic.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwindled
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Duality – On Black Wings stacks for max effectiveness, reduced from 5 to 3 but extend buff duration from 7 to 10 seconds.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Max size reduced to 6, bonus ammo changed to +50 reload speed.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Of course, that snub hasn’t really diminished the Parkour Civilization phenomenon.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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Expectations are diminished, contaminated by politics.Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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As the post-Covid boom subsided in cities such as Atlanta and Nashville, the nation’s fastest-rising rents are now found in the likes of Indianapolis, Columbus and Fayetteville, all places where Morgan Properties has a presence.Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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After the floodwaters subsided, roads were covered in debris and mud.Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Last week, the band had to cancel shows in Chula Vista, CA and Phoenix, AZ after Cronin was felled by an undisclosed illness.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
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The Commanders fan is dropped with a punch as the other lunges at the Ravens fan, only to be thrown into a brick wall and ultimately felled.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Tracker Remover and File Shredder vanished from the standalone antivirus at one point, but these two features are back.PCMAG, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
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The last minute surge in enrollments, which had occurred every previous year, vanished.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Dwindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwindled. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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