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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
dim .
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Examples
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The exacting demands of the theatrical calling dims the luster that lured the deluded one recklessly to enter the seemingly attractive circle, to appear as the make-believe heroines of romance on the stage.
A Pirate of Parts Richard Neville
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The truth is that the biggest enemy of the dims is the truth!
Latest Articles 2010
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The truth is that the biggest enemy of the dims is the truth!
Latest Articles 2010
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"It's too bad it rained, it kind of dims down the crowd a little bit, but it still seems like there are a fair amount of people here, which is fortunate," said Ashley Schneider of Omaha.
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Um, guys, you do know that Freepers and other rabid right wingers call Democrats "dims" don't you? "
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Still brighter than any star, it dims a little from mag -2.8 to -2.6 as creeps slowly westwards on the border between Aries and Pisces.
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LONDON—Gold's record-breaking rally is weighing on jewelry retailers, as the ever-increasing cost of the popular yellow metal dims the enthusiasm of shoppers.
Jewelry Retailers Feel Crunch of High Gold Prices Rhiannon Hoyle 2011
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Chelsea's confidence dims after Blackburn are let off the hook
El-Hadji Diouf to face internal investigation at Blackburn Rovers 2011
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The happy marriage, the requited love, the desire that never dims — these are lucky eventualities but they aren't love stories.
Catch-all 2010
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In winter it takes longer to warm to a glow, and on hot days in summer the bulb darkens so slowly that it never quite dims overnight, like our very own Arctic sun deep down in the Bureau's basement domain.
Untitled w/ lightbulb Steve Himmer 2011
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