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growing dimmer

ADJECTIVE
fading
Synonyms


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That prospect was growing dimmer a few years later when playwrights such as Suzan-Lori Parks and Lynn Nottage came into prominence.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Mr. Gray was in a lot of trouble, and every minute that he was delayed . . . meant that his chances of survival were growing dimmer and dimmer and dimmer,” Schatzow said.

From Washington Post Dec. 2, 2015

Alone in a desolate plantation house, Jacobina, a sub-lieutenant in the National Guard, finds his reflection growing dimmer and less distinct.

From The Guardian Mar. 1, 2013

Tiger Stadium is gone to dust now, memories of it growing dimmer every time Cabrera whacks another ball over the outfield wall at Comerica Park.

From New York Times Oct. 8, 2012

We walked farther down the beach, the light growing dimmer.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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