as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years
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as in elongated
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Recent Examples of attenuated
Adam Liptak, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
That's why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that anyone vaccinated before 1968 get at least one dose of the live attenuated vaccine.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
Doing so will help increase group morale and inflate an attenuated potency.
—Charlie Winter, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017
The traditional means of video-game storytelling—cutscenes, voice-over narration, and conversations with other characters—are present only in the most attenuated, enigmatic forms.
—Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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That connection was too attenuated, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for the court.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
That's why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that anyone vaccinated before 1968 get at least one dose of the live attenuated vaccine.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
Doing so will help increase group morale and inflate an attenuated potency.
—Charlie Winter, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017
The traditional means of video-game storytelling—cutscenes, voice-over narration, and conversations with other characters—are present only in the most attenuated, enigmatic forms.
—Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attenuated
Verb
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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
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Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The inner lobes are bright and short, while the outer lobes are faint and elongated.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 June 2025
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Related Articles Amiri continues to offer suiting, with elongated and relaxed tailoring, as well as crochet and knits.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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As well as the docking points for the modules, the two keyboards also feature hot-swappable sockets that enable users to instantly switch between linear, clicky or tactile Kailh Mini-Choc switches.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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That much standalone linear cable isn’t likely to be standalone for long.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The Series 10 is also thinner, lighter, easier to wear, and charges faster than previous models.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
12 July 2025
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Often, the first real cracks appear in prime borrowers who were stretched thin, quietly falling behind while headlines focus on everything else.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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As Artaserse, Kim’s performance took some time to ripen on Friday, his voice sometimes vanishingly slender and lagging behind the orchestra in his first aria to Semira.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2025
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Here again, binoculars will prove most beneficial in helping to find not only Pollux and Castor, but this exceedingly slender lunar sliver.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
24 June 2025
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“Attenuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attenuated. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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