diminished
adjective
di·min·ished
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Definition of diminished
of a musical interval
: made one half step less than perfect or minor
a diminished fifth
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Williams has never been bigger, but during the finals matches her aura had seemed diminished. — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, "In Her U.S. Open Victory, Bianca Andreescu Shows the Swagger That Serena Williams Brought to Women’s Tennis," 8 Sep. 2019 The diminished economic activity leaves only about $20 billion in annual revenue from the wealth tax. — Tracy C. Miller, Twin Cities, "Tracy C. Miller: Wealth tax won’t stand up to scrutiny," 8 Sep. 2019 The sand mining operation was outlawed by the state legislature in 1975, but its legacy of diminished beaches at those two sites remains a stark reminder of the destructive logic of the exploitation of marginal places. — Wade Graham, Smithsonian, "Why Molokai, With All Its Wonders, Is the Least Developed of Hawai’i’s Islands," 31 Aug. 2019 Hester, 42, called police to say the unidentified patient, who lived at the Attain Incorporated group home because of a diminished mental capacity, had injured herself while acting out, according to an arrest affidavit. — Doha Madani, NBC News, "Shocking video shows alleged attack on mentally disabled woman by group home staff," 27 Aug. 2019 But here are the numbers on his diminished velocity in the innings that followed. — Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, "Christian Vazquez nears a catching milestone," 25 Aug. 2019 Those diminished revenues, coupled with federal spending increases that Mr. Trump has signed off on, have pushed projections for the federal deficit above $1 trillion a year. — Alan Rappeport, New York Times, "Trump Administration Is Divided Over Tax Cut for Investors," 30 July 2019 But that diminished expectation deserves some rethinking. — Patty Limerick, The Denver Post, "Limerick: Introducing two heroes — Kendrick Castillo and Roger Boisjoly — who need no introduction," 14 June 2019 And some residents fear that diminished air quality is affecting their health. — Author: Nat Herz, Anchorage Daily News, "With ANWR drilling on its doorstep, a North Slope village is poised to profit," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'diminished.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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