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an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years
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Recent Examples of attenuated
Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
The suggestion that someone was secretly paying Duran was hilarious to anyone with a cursory familiarity with the attenuated state of the journalism industry.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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
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Adjective
The shop, aggressively minimal, with a soaring blank-white façade that evokes the attenuated minimalism of an Apple Store, is the chain’s first outside of Japan, where the brand originated in 2022.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
The suggestion that someone was secretly paying Duran was hilarious to anyone with a cursory familiarity with the attenuated state of the journalism industry.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attenuated
Adjective
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People really appreciate not only the deeper cuts, but the songs that have a linear story.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
15 Mar. 2026
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While much of those streaming sales were non-sports commitments, the flow of ad dollars away from linear TV will accelerate as the primetime entertainment properties continue to sag under the weight of their cultural irrelevancy.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Benfotiamine reduced harmful brain changes while improving memory in animal experiments.—
BenfoTeam,
Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Refresh cycles were designed to be repeatable, with quality checks that reduced noise and prevented unintended drift.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 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
Adjective
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Loose Flashings Flashings are thin materials—typically made from metals like aluminum or copper—that are installed at joints and penetrations on roofs and walls including chimneys, valleys, windows, and vents.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For example, a stop sign might as well be a tall, slender man with a large red hat!—
Etiido Uko
March 14,
New Atlas,
14 Mar. 2026
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Night begins with a brand-new two-door 1967 Pontiac LeMans crawling on vertiginous Franklin Road outside Evans City, Pennsylvania, before making a hairpin turn up a steep, slender dirt road that leads into the famous cemetery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Each fable encodes an algorithm of behavior, a compressed moral script.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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Your rightness would earn you a compressed, airless, spiky situation, like the one your parents had.—
Addie Citchens,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Restaurants operate on a narrow margin.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Google Maps suggests that the same narrow house is still there.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The pages flip like a Rolodex, doubling as a condensed history of evolving celebrity culture from old Hollywood to the counterculture of the ’70s and ’80s to the present day.—
Margaret Heidenry,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
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The condensed schedule has contributed to an increase in injuries across the league, and the Sabres have been hit as hard as any team.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Attenuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attenuated. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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