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dwarfed

  • past participle
    of dwarf.
    dwarf
    noun
    a person of abnormally small physical stature resulting from a medical or genetic condition, especially a person with achondroplasia or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
  • past tense form
    of dwarf.
    dwarf
    noun
    a person of abnormally small physical stature resulting from a medical or genetic condition, especially a person with achondroplasia or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.

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It is dwarfed by the passenger ferries in the background.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Only seven companies have listed in London so far this year, a number dwarfed by the 15 that have de-listed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The outbreak in Michigan this year has dwarfed previous outbreaks of the illness in the state, which recorded only about 50 cases of cyclosporiasis in 2025.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

But what they found during their searches in 2025 dwarfed their earlier discoveries.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

He felt dwarfed by the enormous redwood and tried not to imagine what would have happened if it had landed on him.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret