diminished

/ dɪˈmɪnɪʃt /

adjective

1. reduced or lessened; made smaller
2. music denoting any minor or perfect interval reduced by a semitone
3. music denoting a triad consisting of the root plus a minor third and a diminished fifth
4. music postpositive (esp in jazz or pop music) denoting a diminished seventh chord having as its root the note specified

   B diminished

Example Sentences

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that Gaetz had submitted his resignation from Congress “effectively immediately,” in the hope that Florida officials can fill his House seat with another Republican by early January and the party’s thin majority in the chamber won’t be diminished as the next Trump administration gets underway.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’ll hurt students who could thrive in an environment like that” if rigor is diminished, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

The way Pelosi sees it, that time-consuming primary would have been worth the hassle, as the process could have diminished the perception that Harris was an extension of the Biden administration.

From Salon

Democratic leaders could not even bring themselves to move an obviously diminished Joe Biden out of the race until it was too late, instead attempting to deceive the public about the state of his decline while hoping for the best.

From Slate

The hundreds who once gathered by he tracks have diminished since the Mexican crackdown, but several groups were still trying their luck.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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