diminish

Example Sentences

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The U.K. and Germany are experiencing economic challenges as high electricity costs diminish industrial competitiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

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

And there is little indication at present that tensions in the region will diminish.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 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

The boulders diminish to rocks that eventually turn to pebbles, and then, to my relief, we're back on pine needles and the gentle incline of the forest floor.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins