diminish
verb (used with object)
to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
will diminish
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future tenseof diminish.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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In the short term, Iran or China will achieve asymmetric gains, but over time these returns will diminish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
With top tech companies shifting their cash flow toward heavily artificial-intelligence-fueled capital expenditure, the buybacks that have supported the market for so long will diminish.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
Investment in AI will keep boosting stocks, spending by wealthier people will support the economy as the less well-off economize, and uncertainty about trade will diminish, but remain a factor.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican who welcomed the federal intervention, has said that while “the surge will diminish at some point,” the task force’s operations and collaboration between organizations “will last forever.”
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025
‘I will diminish, and go into the West, and remain Galadriel.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
