attenuated 1 of 2

past tense of attenuate

attenuated

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of attenuated
Verb
Basketball has felt more attenuated from the league in recent years. Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 16 June 2025 Zostavax is a live attenuated vaccine that uses a weakened form of the virus. Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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 See All Example Sentences for attenuated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attenuated
Verb
  • In 2023, the NFL suspended Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams, who missed four games after his initial six-game suspension was reduced, for placing a bet on a non-NFL game from an NFL facility.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • However, Deadline reported that Grey's Anatomy had reduced the minimum guarantees for series regulars from 18 episodes per season to 14 during its 2024-25 season.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In stark contrast to CNN+ or the Max programming, All Access delivers 16 hours of the same live, linear feed of CNN paid watched by pay-TV subscribers.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The growing divide doesn’t separate streaming and linear—in fact, those two distribution approaches increasingly mirror each other.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The elongated blending stick works great in deep pots and tall containers.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • At the front of its elongated hood, the face of the Vision Iconic wears a plus-sized grille that pays homage to the large grilles in the company’s history.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead of a hearty stew of beans, meat, and spices like cumin and chili powder, Skyline or Cincinnati chili is a thinner, slightly sweet meat sauce with strong notes of cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
  • What the team found instead was a thin layer of clay, less than one-hundredth of an inch thick, which had formed on top of the animals’ skin.
    Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The minimalist silhouette is set on a slender 110mm stiletto heel, and features a delicate crossover toe strap, three straps over the back of the foot and slim straps around the ankle that give it a barely-there finish.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The long, slender necks and arched stems of Bosc pears, the round, silhouette of Comice.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Attenuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attenuated. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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