water down
verb
watered down; watering down; waters down
: to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of
watered down the plan
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Examples of water down in a Sentence
watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices
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After receiving considerable pushback from banking sector executives, however, regulators watered down the proposal to a 9% increase in capital levels, according to Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr.
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
The feature was allegedly watered down following complaints from multiple publishing and advertising industry trade groups.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
But as my colleague Hayley Smith reports, the bill that made it to Newsom’s desk was watered down, requiring only that regulators reevaluate the herbicide by Jan. 1, 2029, and determine what, if anything, to do about it.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
Federal rule-making through expert organizations like the Environmental Protection Agency, too, has been watered down by the Supreme Court.
—Izzie Ramirez, Vox, 9 Sep. 2024
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
The feature was allegedly watered down following complaints from multiple publishing and advertising industry trade groups.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
But as my colleague Hayley Smith reports, the bill that made it to Newsom’s desk was watered down, requiring only that regulators reevaluate the herbicide by Jan. 1, 2029, and determine what, if anything, to do about it.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
Federal rule-making through expert organizations like the Environmental Protection Agency, too, has been watered down by the Supreme Court.
—Izzie Ramirez, Vox, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Water down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20down. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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