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adjective

Definition of watered-downnext
as in adulterated

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watered down

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verb

past tense of water down
as in diluted
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watered-down
  1. adulterated
  2. diluted
  3. loaded
  4. infected
  5. cut
Adjective
  • The company in 2020 pleaded guilty to distributing adulterated ice-cream products and agreed to pay a fine over the outbreak.
    Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2023
  • And while most of those overdoses involved the illicit synthetic opioid fentanyl, experts say that an adulterated and contaminated drug supply is also leading to deaths.
    Nadia Kounang, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022
Definition of adulterated
Verb
  • Since the 1950s, television, slot cars, plastic models and other diversions have diluted the attraction of model trains.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The attacks, which began late last year and decreased in the spring, upended global trade – and diluted the attention of international naval forces in the region, observers say.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of diluted
Verb
  • The researchers successfully loaded the flower particles with a cancer drug and injected them into mice.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This situation bodes well for 2025 and 2026, both of which have loaded film slates.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of loaded
Verb
  • In addition, dengue vaccines, introduced in countries like Peru, Brazil and Argentina, offer hope but also face limitations as they're meant mostly for children and are most effective in those already infected with dengue once.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Additional testing is being conducted to assess whether the child was infected with bird flu or seasonal flu.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of infected
Verb
  • The Fed ultimately voted to begin cutting rates in September and again opted to lower rates at its November meeting, just days after the election.
    Julia Shapero, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Macy’s — Shares shed less than 1% after the department store chain cut its fiscal-year forecast .
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut
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