dwindle
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Synonyms & Antonyms for dwindle
Synonyms
abate, de-escalate, decrease, dent, deplete, diminish, downscale, downsize, drop, ease, knock down, lessen, lower, reduce
Antonyms
aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, raise
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According to its website, the company now has about 58,000 workers in China — that's about 20% more than its domestic UAW workforce, which has dwindled in recent years. — Stephen Gandel, CBS News, "GM now has more workers in China than UAW employees in the U.S.," 30 Aug. 2019 To help boost the store's foot traffic which has dwindled considerably since opening in 1991, the singer set up a Tom’s One Hour Photo appreciation Instagram account. — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "Kacey Musgraves Is Championing This Small L.A. Business—One Dreamy Photoshoot at a Time," 29 Aug. 2019 Fertilizer and septic tank run-off might make the water less habitable for cusk eels, and the population might be dwindling. — Rebecca Asoulin, The Christian Science Monitor, "Wait, fish make noise? Meet the ‘fish listeners.’ (audio)," 29 Aug. 2019 Public-sector bonds made up the rest, but these have dwindled in recent years. — The Economist, "The Pfandbrief, a fixture of German finance, turns 250," 29 Aug. 2019 Your donation will feed and cloth a #TrumpBedBug in cast-off #MAGA hats collected from #tRumps dwindling base. — Patrick May, The Mercury News, "After president’s tweet, #TrumpBedBug infests social media," 27 Aug. 2019 Three veterans sat down to speak of their military experiences, but also to comment on the reports that membership in veterans’ organizations is dwindling. — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Veterans get together at Bay Village post to remember, socialize and mend fences but numbers are dwindling," 26 Aug. 2019 Traditional animal agriculture is looking to the lessons learned by the dairy industry, which saw cow’s milk sales dwindle by $1.1 billion last year, much of that business scooped up by alternative milks such as almond and oat. — Laura Reiley, BostonGlobe.com, "Veggie burgers were living an idyllic existence. Then they got caught in a war over the future of meat," 26 Aug. 2019 Traditional animal agriculture is looking to the lessons learned by the dairy industry, which saw cow’s milk sales dwindle by $1.1 billion last year, much of that business scooped up by alternative milks such as almond and oat. — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, "Veggie burgers were living an idyllic little existence. Then they got caught in a war over the future of meat.," 25 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dwindle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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