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Barely Shining Crossword Clue

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99%3Exact Match!
adjective

• made dim or less bright

adjective satellite

• lacking in light; not bright or harsh

• lacking clarity or distinctness

• offering little or no hope

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

verb

• switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

• become dim or lusterless

• make dim or lusterless

• make dim by comparison or conceal

• become vague or indistinct

18%3 " . . . to shining ___"
noun

• a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

• anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

• turbulent water with swells of considerable size

18%9 They have their shining hours
noun

• a power tool used to buff surfaces

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New York Times01 Dec 2008 Down 59
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