dimmer

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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

M dwarf stars are smaller, cooler, and dimmer than our Sun, yet most of them host at least one rocky planet about the size of Earth.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

The litigation comes as the public has taken a dimmer view of social media, particularly for young people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

If they start to doubt the future sales are indeed probable, they are likely to take a dimmer view of a company’s outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

So the farther away we are from the Sun, the smaller and dimmer it appears.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan