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as in reducing
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 decreasing
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 dwindling
No investor, from individuals to institutions, wants to be dependent on a dwindling number of brokers for bonds.
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Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
This decision follows years of advocacy by environmental groups alarmed by the butterfly's dwindling numbers, largely attributed to climate change and habitat loss.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The competition was launched last year, as part of the government’s plan to replenish the country’s dwindling nuclear industry.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Ukraine's mining towns are an essential link of the dwindling supply chain keeping the national steelworks industry afloat.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
The issue resulted from the spacecraft’s dwindling power supply, which Voyager’s mission team has tried to protect by turning off nonessential systems.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
If newspapers, a dwindling cohort, are cooperating in advance, who’s going to have the platform and ability to tell longform, sophisticated stories and, one hopes, get them out to an audience?
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Bipartisan talks started to pick up last month after the Biden administration asked Congress for nearly $100 billion in disaster aid as officials warned of dwindling funds, as well as additional funding recently.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Join 1 other in the comments View Comments The Washington Post, which Bezos acquired in 2013 for $250 million, has struggled in the face of dwindling audience traffic and subscriptions.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
This decision follows years of advocacy by environmental groups alarmed by the butterfly's dwindling numbers, largely attributed to climate change and habitat loss.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The competition was launched last year, as part of the government’s plan to replenish the country’s dwindling nuclear industry.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Ukraine's mining towns are an essential link of the dwindling supply chain keeping the national steelworks industry afloat.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
The issue resulted from the spacecraft’s dwindling power supply, which Voyager’s mission team has tried to protect by turning off nonessential systems.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
If newspapers, a dwindling cohort, are cooperating in advance, who’s going to have the platform and ability to tell longform, sophisticated stories and, one hopes, get them out to an audience?
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Bipartisan talks started to pick up last month after the Biden administration asked Congress for nearly $100 billion in disaster aid as officials warned of dwindling funds, as well as additional funding recently.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Join 1 other in the comments View Comments The Washington Post, which Bezos acquired in 2013 for $250 million, has struggled in the face of dwindling audience traffic and subscriptions.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwindling
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His proposals include reducing federal incentives for clean energy, curtailing the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate emissions, and imposing new tariffs that could increase the costs of clean energy technologies.Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The company's innovative approach combines box-free drop-off locations with streamlined processing, allowing merchants to manage reverse logistics more effectively while reducing strain on store and warehouse staff.Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Climate change exacerbates the threats with rising temperatures disrupting migration patterns and diminishing the availability of milkweed, the monarch caterpillar's essential food source.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Some experts are wary that a new administration that is less focused on renewable energy could thwart some of solar’s growth by diminishing the IRA tax credits or imposing tariffs that could increase the cost of building solar panels.Sarah Sax, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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However, the country’s oil is fast depleting and even optimistic estimates suggest that the most lucrative reserves will be depleted within the next 30 years.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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The constant influx of alarming headlines keeps us glued to our screens, fueling anxiety and depleting our mental energy.Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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With his new deal, Abrams is no longer at the top of the shrinking ranks of writer-producers with nine-figure deals.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent scans have shown the tumors are shrinking.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
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Companies that fail to do so risk falling behind as consumers, investors, and regulators demand higher standards.Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The nearly 300-mile trek from Atlanta was pivotal in showing the Confederacy was falling apart as Sherman’s troops gutted much of the key slave state.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Dwindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwindling. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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