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attenuated

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verb

past tense of attenuate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of attenuated
Adjective
The causal link is too attenuated, and the size of the adjustment is too small, to move the needle in a $100 Trillion credit market. George Calhoun, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 There’s also some evidence that vaccines containing live, attenuated viruses may be risky for people with lupus. Markham Heid, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024 So, in certain cases, people are being asked to wait two weeks if they were vaccinated with a certain type of Covid-19 vaccine - a live attenuated vaccine. Victoria Forster, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 The six spires of the Salt Lake Temple give it an attenuated look. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for attenuated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attenuated
Adjective
  • However, as the comet recedes from the sun, planetary perturbations will make the orbit even more elongated, so the next return to perihelion (of whatever of it is that is still left of it) will be about 600,000 years hence.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Another catchy song with elongated, ethereal harmonies that capture the temptation of infidelity.
    Bryan West, The Tennessean, 18 Apr. 2024
Verb
  • The final amount could be affected by two factors — the number of claims and how much of the settlement fund is reduced to cover legal fees and costs.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • O'Reilly said that the police department reduced the number of abuse complaints and use of Taser, which had been leading to costly lawsuits.
    Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead of following a purely linear project plan, effective project leaders focus on steps to successfully validate the problem – and the solution identified to solve it – while never giving up the drive to meet project milestones and achieve financial objectives.
    John M. Bremen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • New episodes release Fridays, with a linear airing Sundays at 9 p.m. on Showtime.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Some feature high waists to elongate legs or pleats to conjure old-school élan worthy of Cary Grant.
    Charlie Teasdale, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The fragment, which was cleaved from its fecal parent with a pair of wire cutters, resembles a chunk of light-colored concrete with darker, elongate inclusions that Chin recognizes as bone.
    Karen Wright, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Adjective
  • Truong makes a strong case for it and goes minimal with thin French tips and daisies peeking out on the corners of each nail for singer Ella Mai.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Draft experts agree that this incoming quarterback class is somewhat thin and certainly top-heavy.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet there have been many tall, slender prospects who played like tigers in the minors and like scared kittens against big-league pitching.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The slender piece of wood can serve as a useful tool—especially for puppies, who often chew on objects like sticks to soothe discomfort while teething, much like teething children are given hard objects to chew.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025

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“Attenuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attenuated. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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