dwarfing

verb

present participle of dwarf
as in suppressing
to hold back the normal growth of shrubs dwarfed by the lack of water

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Recent Examples of dwarfing Through May, conservative activists had filed 43 anti-DEI shareholder proposals, dwarfing the number of proposals supporting DEI. — Scott M. Curran, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Paramount has promised to produce 30 movies a year between the two studios, dwarfing the output of any other legacy studio, and to adhere to a longer theatrical window. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026 Outside groups spent more than $63 million supporting Haley Stevens, a candidate backed by the establishment, dwarfing the amount spent on her opponent, a brash progressive named Abdul El-Sayed with a war chest some nine times smaller. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 5 Aug. 2026 But around half of its shares will be unlocked from now until December, dwarfing what’s currently available. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026 Outside groups have spent more than $30 million to boost her candidacy, dwarfing the spending behind El-Sayed. — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Fireworks, an enormous Ferris wheel dwarfing the Capitol dome, a proud white father directing his wife and daughter into the crowd and the future. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 At Next Health, the high-dose IV runs $1,000, dwarfing the standard $199 drip on the same page. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026 That's a massive leap in AI power, dwarfing anything that modern NPU hardware can produce. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwarfing
  1. suppressing
  2. halting
  3. diminishing
  4. shrinking
  5. blocking
  6. stopping
  7. stunting
Verb
  • Rather than suppressing appetite, the compound appears to boost energy expenditure, according to a study published in Science Advances.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Increasingly, the wildfires that most urgently need suppressing ignite in the interfaces between rural and urban areas, places smokejumpers were not originally intended to go.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of suppressing
Verb
  • But the index has stayed within 2% of the peak, the pullbacks so far halting a handful of points above what had been the top of the former multi-month range.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Harris credited Aledo’s coaching staff for halting the Panthers' offense in the second half.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of halting
Verb
  • But the war’s unintended consequences have spread far beyond the Middle East, affecting global security, diminishing America’s global standing, and potentially providing its adversaries with an opportunity to expand their influence.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • As more money and attention flow into the space, the challenge is how to capitalize on the cultural cachet of the Grand Slams without diminishing what made that access desirable in the first place.
    — Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of diminishing
Verb
  • Advanced robotics and a rapid rollout of AI should counter the shrinking workforce, while creating enough new jobs to keep youth disaffection at bay.
    — Ben Bland, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • At the same time, the world’s glaciers are shrinking because of the warming planet.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of shrinking
Verb
  • Yes, Thuney had the luxury of blocking for Brady and Mahomes, two of the best quarterbacks of all time.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Stanley is accused of blocking Rajabi’s car with his body, punching Rajabi’s window and resisting arrest.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of blocking
Verb
  • There is really no way to talk about the film unless one falls back on wispy vagaries and pointed allusions to cinematic precedents, or just explaining the act one set-up and then stopping with the warning that things get really weird thereafter.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Plain water can help remove waste from the blood into the urine, stopping kidney stones from forming.
    — Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • And the factors pushing people out of the labor force have implications beyond workers paying for everyday essentials, including stunting career trajectories and impacting long-term retirement savings.
    — Sarah Jackson Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Aid agencies warn the Iran war and Nigeria’s inflation could push millions more African children into poverty this year, stunting development and deepening a humanitarian crisis with far-reaching global consequences.
    — Ope Adetayo, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of stunting

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“Dwarfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwarfing. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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