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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of dwarf.

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Examples

  • between 1959 and 1978, and was then again dwarfed by low-demand induced unemployment in 1981 and 1982.

    Robert M. Solow - Prize Lecture 1992

  • The number of 'nontraditional' titles dwarfed that of traditional books whose output slipped to 288,355 last year from 289,729 in 2008.

    Archive 2010-04-11 Bill Crider 2010

  • This price tag dwarfed previous estimates, including the Bush administration's 2003 projections of a $50 billion to $60 billion war.

    The true cost of the Iraq war: $3 trillion and beyond Linda J. Bilmes 2010

  • "England 'dwarfed' Aussies in Ashes" | GroundReport

    "England 'dwarfed' Aussies in Ashes" 2009

  • John Loos, property strategist at FNB, said all sectoral rates of real growth were "dwarfed" by the 13.7 percent annualised real growth rate of the construction sector.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2006

  • Although the US SUV market "dwarfed" that of South Africa, there was a sense of people "living large" today.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • "nontraditional" titles dwarfed that of traditional books whose output slipped to 288,355 last year from 289,729 in 2008.

    Publishers Weekly - Children's Books News 2010

  • But even in some local ridings, John Tory’s name dwarfed the party, which meant if you really wanted to find out who Mark Beckles of the John Tory party was running for, you had to get up real close to the sign and see for yourself.

    2008 January 31 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008

  • But even in some local ridings, John Tory’s name dwarfed the party, which meant if you really wanted to find out who Mark Beckles of the John Tory party was running for, you had to get up real close to the sign and see for yourself.

    2008 January « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008

  • "nontraditional" titles dwarfed that of traditional books whose output slipped to 288,355 last year from 289,729 in 2008.

    Publishers Weekly - Children's Books News 2010

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  • My adjectival use: 'Their dwarfed house is in the shade most of the day.'

    August 19, 2011

  • Ugly.

    August 19, 2011

  • I agree. It would be much better if it were "dwarphed."

    August 19, 2011