dimmer
Example Sentences
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"It's not a binary on/off effect; it can be a scaled response, like a dimmer, depending on the light you shine on it," she said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
The drop in sentiment mostly reflected dimmer short-term expectations, with many consumers staying more optimistic about longer-term prospects, Hsu said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Still, I ordered one — I didn’t want to put a dimmer on his inner child indulgence.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026
Clouds of electrons between the pulsar and Earth create patterns of brighter and dimmer signal strength across different radio frequencies.
From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026
She seemed dimmer than she had the last time Ophie had seen her.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
