as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years
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Recent Examples of attenuate
Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
For the most part, however, the forms of cooperation that have most worried Washington have directly involved that war, and its end will attenuate the coalition’s most important new bonds.
—Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
Consuming a meal or a carb-containing meal with keto supplements may attenuate their effects.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 18 Mar. 2025
If my hometown remains in Russian hands, along with other Ukrainian territories currently under Kremlin control, the erasure of our culture will continue, and with each passing year, Ukrainian identity will attenuate and vanish.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
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The normally thick horizon haze could attenuate and redden the sun's light somewhat giving it the appearance of a narrow slice of cantaloupe melon.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
For the most part, however, the forms of cooperation that have most worried Washington have directly involved that war, and its end will attenuate the coalition’s most important new bonds.
—Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
Consuming a meal or a carb-containing meal with keto supplements may attenuate their effects.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 18 Mar. 2025
If my hometown remains in Russian hands, along with other Ukrainian territories currently under Kremlin control, the erasure of our culture will continue, and with each passing year, Ukrainian identity will attenuate and vanish.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
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With Bayern aiming to reduce their wage bill, the Wirtz signing would have come at the cost of at least an extra €20million (£16.8m, $22.7m) per year, on top of a transfer fee somewhere between €100m and €150m.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Their original sentences, which were 12 years and seven years, respectively, were reduced in September 2023.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Zostavax is a live attenuated vaccine that uses a weakened form of the virus.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
10 Apr. 2025
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That connection was too attenuated, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for the court.—
Adam Liptak,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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But in today’s world of fragmented channels, fluctuating labor and unpredictable supply, that linear model can easily break down.—
Charisma Glassman,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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In its third year, the show has grown every season so far in linear ratings; its seven-day audience before streaming is up by about 3 percent year to year at 6.82 million viewers.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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The sword consists of a short, elongated, pointed blade with a handle with antennas, made of iron, combined with spheres made of copper alloys or copper.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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The track also featured a rumble strip on the left for Turn 14, and the apex of Turn 15 was a bit elongated, both of which should help drivers navigate the section.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The tusk, which is actually an elongated tooth, is mainly found in males and can grow up to 10 feet long.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Milk Chocolate For those with darker skin tones, a milk chocolate mani will match seamlessly and elongate fingers.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Attenuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attenuate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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