diminish

As some parts of the ocean warm, low cloud cover can diminish.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The office also expressed concern that fees by a securities holder would diminish a forgotten account.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

David Tamayo, head of Colombia's disaster relief agency, acknowledged that the "likelihood of finding survivors is going to diminish" after Thursday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Airplane cabins’ lower humidity levels can diminish passengers’ ability to taste and smell, leaving light wines tasting like water, or highly acidic wines tasting sour and overly tangy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

“Listen to me. I do not mean to diminish the importance of a graduation party in a girl’s life—but I will say that what you came here to do is so much more important.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

The "gender pace gap" diminishes to 0.25% in 100-mile races, according to a study of more than 20 years of amateur ultra-race data conducted by RunRepeat, in collaboration with the International Association of Ultrarunners,

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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

But because it’s so integrative, balance diminishes faster than strength as we age, Burbank says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

As that plutonium supply steadily diminishes, each spacecraft loses about 4 watts of available power every year.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

“More or less, when I was little. Sometimes, even now. You know, it’s being with old guys like Stew that diminishes you. “

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

If one leaves, the other, diminished in solitude, cannot long survive alone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

But its leverage is now likely to be diminished given the size of UniCredit's stake.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

The penchant for punning titles hasn’t diminished, however.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

All told, it was a stunningly confident and self-assured show from a band who could easily been diminished by personnel problems.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The afternoon stretched the shadows like taffy and the park entered its period of diminished popularity as supper approached.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

It’s another reminder of the diminishing trust in today’s job market, like the questionable future of the cover letter.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

National Memorial Arboretum's name change this month has been called "diminishing" and "unnecessary" by some visitors, including veterans.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Given the sheer size of the devastation and the passing days, the chances of finding survivors are diminishing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The US cattle herd has shrunk to its lowest level since the 1950s -- in part due to drought and international competition -- with the diminishing herd size pushing cattle prices higher.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

The voice rang out sharply from on high, where the diminishing crags were balanced one on another.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding