dim
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Not everything about the post-strongman world envisioned by “The Boys” is dim.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
"Most neutron stars are relatively dim and on their own," said Zofia Kaczmarek of Heidelberg University in Germany, who led the study.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
“As soon as she meets Leo, there’s just something there even though his light has gotten dim and you see him brighten as they progress, as well,” Bertinelli says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Those worried about the possibility of bias, misuse and the loss of privacy caused by facial recognition may take a dim view of this capability of the cameras.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
And when, in the dim stairwell, they kissed, the girl believed that this was what the poets and playwrights meant when they wrote of love.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing dim
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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