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as in dilute
not containing very much of some important element
to clean the bird feeder, soak it in a solution of diluted bleach
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as in polluted
containing foreign or lower-grade substances
a diluted solution of sulfuric acid
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as in thinned
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
the pharmacist was convicted of diluting prescription drugs in order to increase profits
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Recent Examples of diluted
Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
Earnings per diluted share increased to $1.36 from $1.24.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Peter Burke, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
The essential insights and information quality data provides can be diluted or even distorted when a company is drowning in disorganized, irrelevant or duplicated data.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Instead, firefighters found a crushed container of muriatic acid, a diluted form of hydrochloric acid commonly used for pool maintenance.
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As bowl games outside the College Football Playoff have become more diluted, organizers have sought new ways to steal the spotlight.
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Vinegar, which is really dilute acetic acid, will help the milk curdle by further denaturing the whey proteins and neutralizing negative charges at the surface of casein micelles.—
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However toxic a substance may be, the amount of exposure received by the general population is very dilute.—
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Over the years leading up to this decision, the paper imposed multiple rounds of job cuts and its offerings thinned, even as the staffers who remained continued to produce vital journalism.—
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By Bob Ferrante Orlando Sentinel Correspondent Coming off a 2-10 season and the dismissal of three assistants, Florida State’s signing class thinned out with six decommitments over the fall.—
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
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Probably because its seven episodes constitute only a partial adaptation of The Last of Us Part II, whereas the nine-part first season covered the entire original game, the story is stretched too thin.—
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Death, Poison and Blackmail: Every Wild Moment from the The White Lotus Season 3 Finale His son on the other hand, did not get off so easy after making his protein shake the following morning in the contaminated blender.—
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People can also become infected by touching infected secretions, and then inoculating themselves by touching their nose, mouth, or eyes with contaminated hands.—
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A day after Gary Sanchez struck out with the bases loaded in the first inning of an ALCS loss to the Houston Astros, Gil called in to contend Yankees manager Aaron Boone should have pinch hit for the catcher.—
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Considering how loaded the West is, adding Butler to the mix could be the difference between being truly competitive or seeing another early playoff exit.—
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The early results have been mixed, with a 5-4 record that could easily have been 6-3.—
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The return to repayment has been chaotic — marked by multiple false starts and mixed messages.—
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The mom of one most notably cut her hair in January 2023, debuting a head-turning, blunt bob.—
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In March’s Big Spring Sale, Amazon cut the price of Apple AirPods heavily.—
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Those wounds never healed and became infected, another common complication of diabetes.—
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Typically, an infected person will develop symptoms between 12 to 48 hours after being infected.—
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“Diluted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diluted. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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