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Recent Examples of attenuate
Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
During these years, some vaccines used an inactive virus, which was not as effective as the current vaccine, which is a live, attenuated (weakened) type.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Feb. 2026
China will be their biggest source of external influence but not by a huge margin, and many other countries, including the United States, Australia, India, and Japan, will attenuate Beijing’s sway.
—Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
But while the first four episodes were well-plotted and sure-footed — building up to episode five’s ambitious Alien remix — the final three have been relatively attenuated.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Radically attenuated, the visible weld and bolts are all that remain.
—Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
During these years, some vaccines used an inactive virus, which was not as effective as the current vaccine, which is a live, attenuated (weakened) type.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Feb. 2026
China will be their biggest source of external influence but not by a huge margin, and many other countries, including the United States, Australia, India, and Japan, will attenuate Beijing’s sway.
—Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
But while the first four episodes were well-plotted and sure-footed — building up to episode five’s ambitious Alien remix — the final three have been relatively attenuated.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attenuate
Verb
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Global oil supply has reduced by 13%, according to the IMF, while severe damage has been done to other critical supply chains.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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But government hunting programs and other efforts to reduce their numbers as the human population grew led to the local extinction, or extirpation, of the animals from California more than a century ago.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But Albert Sabin and Koprowski were both — separately — trying to develop oral polio vaccines using live attenuated or weakened viruses.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
2 Mar. 2026
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Dust icily exposes how character can evaporate in the crucible of greed, but the plodding pace makes this ethical exercise feel attenuated and flat by the time the climax rolls around.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The route the Lakers will have to weave through to extend their season to a point where Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves can both return will hardly be linear.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Researchers showed that the device can process time-dependent data and, when its output is fed into a linear computer model, can be used to identify patterns and make short-term predictions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The stems also hold elongated leaves somewhat reminiscent of Solomon’s seal.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Leather and crisp taffeta created structural pieces, while classic jersey added draping to the androgynous and elongated silhouettes that were rendered in Lempicka’s cool color hues, from warm grey and white to mint green and pale pink.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Attenuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attenuate. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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