dimmed

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The mood in the crypto market has dimmed in the past year, with prices falling and a marquee bill to regulate the industry failing to gain traction in Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

As for Woolf, her status as a feminist heroine may be somewhat dimmed by the fact that she was a terrific snob.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

As the class started and the instructor dimmed the lights to an orange glow, it hit me that hot yoga might be a horrible first date idea.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Shops, restaurants and cafes have been told to close at 21:00 each night for the next month, while street lights and roadside advertising is being dimmed.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Its fires were now dimmed, and it stood in smouldering slumber, as threatening and dangerous as a sleeping beast.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien