dwarfing

[dwawr-fing]

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noun

Biology.

a process in which an animal breed or plant cultivar is intentionally induced, as by selective breeding and genetic engineering, to produce a breed or cultivar that is significantly smaller than the original: bulldogs and commercial fruit trees are examples of organisms that have been subjected to dwarfing.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dwarfing¹

First recorded in 1620–30; dwarf ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

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A statistic that stands out is his side's willingness to compete in the air, with last season's 1,210 aerial duels the highest figure in the league and dwarfing Tottenham's 872.

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“I play the Forum, and then as I’m pulling in this … it’s dwarfing the Forum,” Koy said.

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The earthquake has reduced it to a mountain of twisted rebar and shattered concrete, dwarfing the hundreds of rescue workers scurrying around it.

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Young people identify as LGBTQ+ today at the highest rates in history — dwarfing the number in prior generations.

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Despite diametrical differences in ideologies, in values, in ideals and systems, programs for extermination are in place at a magnitude dwarfing what occurred during the first half of the 1940s.

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