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diminishing
adjective as in extenuating
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adjective as in falling
adjective as in lessening
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noun as in contraction
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noun as in reducing
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I think if you keep trying to do things the same way it becomes diminishing returns.
And there are few people on Staten Island who see his presence diminishing in the wake of the Garner decision.
The woman had shingles and severe arthritis, and her eyesight and hearing were diminishing.
The best return on that perpetually diminishing currency in terms of leisure is – or should be – travel.
She went riding and swimming every day, somewhat diminishing the benefits of that by chain smoking in public.
Altogether, it seems that not more than one-third of our fast diminishing total are available for actual fighting purposes.
Consequently an amendment may be made diminishing the weekly allowance to a member who is sick, and also the time of allowing it.
For how otherwise but by diminishing wages can they repay themselves for lost time, for trouble, and for expense?
This abuse, as the years went on, instead of diminishing grew in strength if not in grace.
Besides, the whole of a rich chocolate cake does have a diminishing effect upon even such appetites as Peter's.
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On this page you'll find 136 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to diminishing, such as: condoning, justifying, lessening, mitigating, moderating, and null.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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