thins

verb

Definition of thinsnext
present tense third-person singular of thin
as in dilutes
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances thinned the cream with milk but didn't tell anyone

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  1. weakens
  2. infects
  3. pollutes
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  • Everyone who fell severely ill from the mysterious disease was also severely malnourished, which weakens immunity.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The legislation also weakens the authority of the governor to fill vacancies on the state court of appeals and the state Supreme Court, while prohibiting the attorney general from taking legal positions contrary to the Legislature’s.
    Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakens
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  • Like malaria, the disease is caused by a parasite (carried by ticks instead of mosquitoes) that infects red blood cells.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Foodborne illness Listeria infects about 1,600 people in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    David J. Neal, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of infects
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  • The excess nitrogen that is not utilized by growing plants pollutes land, water, and air, and exacerbates climate change.
    Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In June, the justices by a 5-4 vote put on hold an EPA rule that would have required Midwest states to do more to limit smog that pollutes the air over the East Coast states.
    David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of pollutes
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thin on the ground

thins

thin-skinned

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