| Decreases, as brightness |  |  | 
          
            | Grows faint | LA Times Daily | 09 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Softens, as a room's lighting |  |  | 
          
            | Gets less bright, as a light |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 24 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Lowers, like lights | USA Today | 16 May 2025 | 
          
            | Darkens | Premier Sunday | 04 May 2025 | 
          
            | Becomes harder to see |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down | LA Times Daily | 15 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Makes less bright | Universal | 19 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Makeshift screwdrivers | Wall Street Journal | 02 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Darkens | Eugene Sheffer | 01 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Gets less bright | Commuter | 19 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Turns down | Wall Street Journal | 07 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Lowers, as the lights | Universal | 23 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Decreases, as brightness |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers the lighting (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Softens, as lights | LA Times Mini | 22 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Lowers, as lights | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 14 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Softens, as a room's lighting |  |  | 
          
            | Clouds over |  |  | 
          
            | Darkens | Eugene Sheffer | 27 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Turns down, in a way | Wall Street Journal | 24 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Grows faint | Newsday | 22 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Loses brightness | LA Times Daily | 18 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Turns down, as the lights | Universal | 21 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Becomes less distinct |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down | Commuter | 03 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Lowers, as lighting | Family Time | 13 May 2024 | 
          
            | Gets less bright | USA Today | 01 May 2024 | 
          
            | Lowers, as a light | Commuter | 18 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Shines less light on detective's writing (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Darkens | Eugene Sheffer | 10 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Turns down | Wall Street Journal | 23 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Fades | LA Times Daily | 15 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Loses light | Commuter | 06 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Makes dark |  |  | 
          
            | Becomes obscure |  |  | 
          
            | Gets faint | LA Times Daily | 31 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Turns down, as the lights on Broadway |  |  | 
          
            | Adjusts the headlights |  |  | 
          
            | Becomes less bright | Newsday | 15 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Loses light | Thomas Joseph | 08 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Darkens | Eugene Sheffer | 04 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Becomes less bright | Universal | 04 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Turns down | New York Times | 02 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Softens, as a room's lighting |  |  | 
          
            | Grows faint | USA Today | 06 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Makes less bright | USA Today | 05 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Lowers, as lights | Universal | 19 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Turns down | LA Times Daily | 24 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Becomes less bright | USA Today | 12 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Lowers, as lights | LA Times Daily | 04 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Lowers, as lights | The Washington Post | 04 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Becomes less sharp | New York Times | 11 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Darkens | Eugene Sheffer | 03 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Becomes less intense |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, like the lights | Universal | 17 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Makes less bright | USA Today | 29 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Makes less bright | Newsday | 22 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Loses light | Thomas Joseph | 21 May 2021 | 
          
            | Brings down the brightness |  |  | 
          
            | Brings down | New York Times | 13 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Grows faint | Newsday | 21 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Reduces, as glare | LA Times Daily | 31 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Reduces, as glare | The Washington Post | 31 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | De-lights? | New York Times | 08 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Darkens | Universal | 10 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Turns down | New York Times | 08 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Becomes less luminous | USA Today | 16 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Gets less bright | USA Today | 08 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Darkens | Eugene Sheffer | 28 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Makes less bright |  |  | 
          
            | Becomes less bright, as a bulb |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down, as a light | Newsday | 06 Jan 2020 | 
          
            | Lowers, like the lights | Universal | 18 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Becomes less bright | Newsday | 12 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Turns down, as lighting | Universal | 11 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Grows faint or makes less bright |  |  | 
          
            | Switches to low beams | The Washington Post | 22 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Switches to low beams | LA Times Daily | 22 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Lessens brightness |  |  | 
          
            | Goes to low on the road | Newsday | 08 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Lowers, as a light | USA Today | 20 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Grows faint | LA Times Daily | 30 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Grows faint | The Washington Post | 30 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Becomes less bright gradually |  |  | 
          
            | Switches to low beams |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down, as lighting |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, as a light |  |  | 
          
            | Grows faint |  |  | 
          
            | Makes faint, as lights | Universal | 14 May 2018 | 
          
            | Light grows fainter |  |  | 
          
            | Makes lights romantic | Universal | 29 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Makes lights romantic |  |  | 
          
            | Makes faint, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down, in a way | Wall Street Journal | 05 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Hits the low beams | Universal | 01 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Lowers, as lights | USA Today | 03 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Lowers with a rheostat | USA Today | 15 May 2017 | 
          
            | Hits the low beams |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers with a rheostat |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down, as lights | Universal | 04 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Lowers, as a light | Universal | 09 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Lowers the lumens of | Wall Street Journal | 14 May 2016 | 
          
            | Darkens | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 15 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Darkens | Newsday | 24 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Loses luster | New York Times | 06 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Loses luster |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, as a light |  |  | 
          
            | Darkens |  |  | 
          
            | Loses brightness | New York Times | 21 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Lowers in intensity | LA Times Daily | 20 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Turns down | Newsday | 05 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Lowers with a switch | LA Times Daily | 08 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Lowers, as a light | Newsday | 19 May 2015 | 
          
            | Lowers, as lights | LA Times Daily | 06 May 2015 | 
          
            | Loses brightness |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers with a switch |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, as a light |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers in intensity |  |  | 
          
            | Darkens |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, lightwise |  |  | 
          
            | Becomes less luminous |  |  | 
          
            | Grows weaker, as a light |  |  | 
          
            | Goes to low beam |  |  | 
          
            | Adjusts lights, as for romantic effect |  |  | 
          
            | Grows darker |  |  | 
          
            | Adjusts for romantic effect, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Lessens in intensity |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Adjusts for romantic effect, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers |  |  | 
          
            | Loses luster |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down, as a light |  |  | 
          
            | Gets darker |  |  | 
          
            | Loses luster |  |  | 
          
            | Darkens |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down, as a lamp |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, as the lights |  |  | 
          
            | Becomes faint |  |  | 
          
            | Becomes faint |  |  | 
          
            | Keeps getting darker |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less bright |  |  | 
          
            | Fades out |  |  | 
          
            | Makes faint |  |  | 
          
            | Grows darker |  |  | 
          
            | Makes faint |  |  | 
          
            | Grows darker |  |  | 
          
            | Grows darker |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers the wattage on |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down |  |  | 
          
            | Grows faint |  |  | 
          
            | Darkens |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less glaring |  |  | 
          
            | Grows faint |  |  | 
          
            | Adjusts to create a mood, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Grows faint |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Adjusts, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Adjusts to create a mood, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Gets faint |  |  | 
          
            | Gets faint |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, as the lights |  |  | 
          
            | Adjusts for romantic effect, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Loses light |  |  | 
          
            | Loses luster |  |  | 
          
            | Adjusts for romantic effect, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Makes indistinct |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less bright |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Makes headlights less bright |  |  | 
          
            | Switches to low beams |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less bright |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down |  |  | 
          
            | Darkens |  |  | 
          
            | Makes less bright |  |  | 
          
            | Softens, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Darkens |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers the lights |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down the lights |  |  | 
          
            | Goes to low beam, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Makes indistinct |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers the light |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down |  |  | 
          
            | Darkens a bit |  |  | 
          
            | Dials down |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down |  |  | 
          
            | Darkens a bit |  |  | 
          
            | Grows faint |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down the lights |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers |  |  | 
          
            | Makes indistinct |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, as the lights |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, as lights |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Darkens |  |  | 
          
            | Turns a knob, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Grows faint |  |  | 
          
            | Dials down |  |  | 
          
            | Turns down, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Becomes faint |  |  | 
          
            | Turns the lights down |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers the beams |  |  | 
          
            | Grows dark |  |  | 
          
            | Goes to low beam |  |  | 
          
            | Hits the low beam |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers, as the lights |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers the light |  |  | 
          
            | Puts on the low beam |  |  | 
          
            | Loses sharpness |  |  | 
          
            | Fades |  |  | 
          
            | Parking lights |  |  | 
          
            | Opacates |  |  | 
          
            | Grows faint |  |  | 
          
            | Obscures |  |  | 
          
            | Switches to low beam |  |  | 
          
            | Befogs. |  |  | 
          
            | Tarnishes. |  |  | 
          
            | Fades. |  |  | 
          
            | Dulls. |  |  | 
          
            | Makes indistinct. |  |  | 
          
            | Becomes vague. |  |  | 
          
            | Darkens. |  |  | 
          
            | Turns the lights down |  |  | 
          
            | Loses luster. |  |  | 
          
            | Becomes indistinct. |  |  | 
          
            | Eclipses. |  |  | 
          
            | Obscures. |  |  | 
          
            | Overcasts. |  |  | 
          
            | Lowers lights. |  |  | 
          
            | Switches to the low beam. |  |  | 
          
            | Reduces glare. |  |  | 
          
            | Blurs. |  |  |