diminish
Example Sentences
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The software sector in general has been weighed down by fears that AI will diminish the need for traditional software.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
Being closer, or watching from the air, doesn’t diminish the awe one feels watching the waves, and the bodies within them, careering toward the Portuguese beach.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
“The farmworker movement has always been bigger and far more important than any one individual. Cesar’s actions do not diminish the permanent improvements achieved for farmworkers with the help of thousands of people,” she said.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
Perhaps the thing to do is not to look to diminish this effort, but to appreciate it for the accomplishment it is.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
My parents’ love for me didn’t diminish with my looks.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.