dim
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When a planet passes in front of its star from our perspective, it blocks a small amount of starlight, causing the star to dim temporarily.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
Later, beneath the dim lights of a business hotel in Mumbai, he explained why.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Not everything about the post-strongman world envisioned by “The Boys” is dim.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
He did a more-than-competent job—he was Rossini after all—but the result always reminds me of shining a halogen light into a place of hallowed dim.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Her footsteps were swallowed up by the thick carpet as she emerged into the dim lobby, where fake gas lamps flickered in sconces against the wall.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing dim
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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