as in elongated
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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years
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Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
Like live attenuated vaccines, this process fosters the development of strong immune responses that may build better protection.
—David Verhoeven, The Conversation, 17 May 2023
Those vaccine drops contain an attenuated version of the virus.
—Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 25 July 2022
In contrast to live attenuated viruses, mRNA vaccines cannot revert to a pathogenic form or mix with circulating pathogens.
—David Verhoeven, The Conversation, 17 May 2023
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South of those rivers, the Everglades extends from coast to coast, forming a shallow 60-mile-wide and 100-mile-long attenuated river running into Florida Bay.
—Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
Like live attenuated vaccines, this process fosters the development of strong immune responses that may build better protection.
—David Verhoeven, The Conversation, 17 May 2023
Those vaccine drops contain an attenuated version of the virus.
—Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 25 July 2022
In contrast to live attenuated viruses, mRNA vaccines cannot revert to a pathogenic form or mix with circulating pathogens.
—David Verhoeven, The Conversation, 17 May 2023
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“Attenuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attenuated. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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