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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
Our dwindling night skies and expanding light pollution is slowly impacting plants, animals and humans in significant ways.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
But the publishing industry is not the only place where space for free expression is dwindling in Russia.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Most sloth species are not considered endangered, though their populations are dwindling in their native Central and South American countries.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
According to the results, over 50% of those surveyed complained of dwindling motivation at work and little to no ambition to climb the career ladder.
—Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026
Saving the Venus fly trap The carnivorous Venus fly trap is native to the Carolinas, but its population is dwindling due to loss of habitat.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
With dwindling fossil fuel reserves of its own, the situation looks particularly dire in Europe.
—Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026
The Snake River is a critical habitat for a dwindling population of sockeye salmon, also commonly known as blueback salmon.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2026
Put together, this illuminated the fact that all effort draws on some reservoir that, no matter how vast, is dwindling.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
But the publishing industry is not the only place where space for free expression is dwindling in Russia.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Most sloth species are not considered endangered, though their populations are dwindling in their native Central and South American countries.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
According to the results, over 50% of those surveyed complained of dwindling motivation at work and little to no ambition to climb the career ladder.
—Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026
Saving the Venus fly trap The carnivorous Venus fly trap is native to the Carolinas, but its population is dwindling due to loss of habitat.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
With dwindling fossil fuel reserves of its own, the situation looks particularly dire in Europe.
—Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026
The Snake River is a critical habitat for a dwindling population of sockeye salmon, also commonly known as blueback salmon.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2026
Put together, this illuminated the fact that all effort draws on some reservoir that, no matter how vast, is dwindling.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwindling
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MacRumors thinks this could end up reducing the thickness of the iPhone’s display stack while improving brightness and minimizing power use.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Airhart ethos is focused on reducing the cognitive drain on the pilot.—
David Szondy
April 25,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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These changes were to be achieved by increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables, decreasing the consumption of meat and eggs, and substituting nonfat milk for whole milk.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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In addition, federal funding is decreasing.—
Kristina Rex,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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But in this day and age of college football, with name, image and likeness deals keeping kids in college and depleting draft classes … are there really any reaches outside of the first 20 picks?—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Being undiagnosed for decades also cost us my fertility, depleting my ovarian reserve and leading to miscarriage after miscarriage with IVF and IUIs.—
Kristina Kasparian,
SELF,
22 Apr. 2026
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Fans’ attachment is largely to the kids, who aren’t kids anymore, and ’80s nostalgia, which is a diminishing resource.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2026
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The densest areas fragment first, diminishing further in size.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Apr. 2026
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But there were no signs that the conflict was subsiding.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2026
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But, by the end of May, the issue was not subsiding.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Reports in 2024 and 2025 indicated declining health, including low blood pressure, dizziness and heart problems, but these claims could not be independently verified.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Now these countries, like much of the world, are facing declining birth rates that threaten to upend their economies.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Apr. 2026
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Hospitals also have struggled for decades with Medicaid rates that cover an ever-shrinking share of the cost of treating poor patients.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Software headcount is shrinking.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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After 26 minutes, that lead was vanishing.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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In addition to his wife vanishing, he was illegally captured by Joe Turner, the brother of the governor of Tennessee, and forced to work on a chain gang for seven years.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Dwindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwindling. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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