as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years
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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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O'Reilly said that the police department reduced the number of abuse complaints and use of Taser, which had been leading to costly lawsuits.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Detroit Free Press,
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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This revealed elongated filamentary structures stretching out for between 260,000 and 360,000 light-years.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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The shoes feature an elongated, pointed toe that is pinched at the tip, a signature detail in the design house’s footwear.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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Rethink The Funnel: Trust The Educated Buyer Traditional sales funnels are linear.—
Leonard Cercone,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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In addition to interviews with a slew of famous celebrities, from Lucille Ball and Gilda Radner to Mel Brooks and Muhammad Ali, several of the episodes being added will also include their original musical performances — a rarity with classic talk and variety shows on streaming or even linear TV.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
26 June 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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Chaos is a constant for the outdoor winter sport with single-elimination playoffs that relies on the bounces of an elongated sphere.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In a thin free agent class that’s getting thinner by the minute, there are Ehlers and Boeser (Mitch Marner is expected to go to Vegas, though Sportnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported the Leafs are rattling their sabers about potential tampering by the Golden Knights) at the top.—
Stephen Conroy,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
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But rather than spreading resources thin to cast a wide net that lightly lifts production across the board, policymakers should focus their energy on restoring the production capacity of sectors critical to national security and Americans' health.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Nolan Traoré, France An intriguing but very slender point guard, the 6-3 teenager should be a first-rounder.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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Lively became mostly famous for, well, being Blake Lively: tall, slender, beautiful, and suspiciously perfect — a patron saint for the Instagram age.—
David Mack,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2025
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“Attenuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attenuated. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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