- present tense form of diminish (3rd person singular).
diminishes
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"Illness acts as a crossroads in a pontificate -- it either accelerates its momentum or diminishes its power," Vatican watcher Giacomo Galeazzi wrote in La Stampa daily on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Roche’s decision diminishes expectations for one of the company’s most closely watched pipeline assets, the bank says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The "gender pace gap" diminishes to 0.25% in 100-mile races, according to a study, external of more than 10 years of amateur ultra-race conducted by RunRepeat, in collaboration with the International Association of Ultrarunners.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The concept of choosing time over money diminishes for mothers who feel unable to pause their careers, even when personal or caregiving demands intensify.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Sure,” he says, “consent feels nice. Letting people decide what’s going to happen with their tissue seems like the right thing to do. But consent diminishes the value of tissue.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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