Definition of dilutednext

diluted

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verb

past tense of dilute

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Recent Examples of diluted
Adjective
What to Use Instead of Vinegar While using diluted vinegar here and there in a pinch likely won’t ruin your floors, there are much safer ways to clean laminate. Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026 While effective in many respects, that structure created handoffs that slowed development and diluted accountability. Peter High, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
In Louisiana, where Black residents make up roughly one-third of the population, a federal court had found that a post-2020 congressional map with only one majority-Black district likely diluted Black voting power. Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 22 July 2026 Liquid fertilizers diluted in water and applied when watering are quick to supply nutrients to plants, but need to be reapplied more often. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for diluted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diluted
Adjective
  • Finally, the third recruits seaweed to gather minerals that are otherwise too dilute to chase.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
  • Clean and disinfect your pruning shears between working on each plant by dipping them into a dilute 10% solution of chlorine bleach water or rubbing alcohol.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
Adjective
  • Kevin, now 67, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s about two and a half years ago and attributes his diagnosis to his polluted three-month post in the Persian Gulf.
    WUFT News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • Until now, businesses have not had to reduce the polluted water that flows into drains, and the costs of cleanup efforts have fallen to cities and counties, said Sean Bothwell, executive director of California Coastkeeper Alliance.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • The pandemic simply thinned out a schedule that had settled into a rhythm of one American project and one Asian project a year.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • With Spirit’s seats gone and fuel costs pushing fares up across the airline industry, the cheapest tier of air travel to Florida has thinned considerably.
    Michael Cheng, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Adjective
  • The Orioles’ Taylor Ward has been at or near the top of the shopping list for every team seeking a righty-hitting outfield bat since the market for players like him may never have been thinner.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Improperly Drying Flammable Items Drying clothes stained with any type of chemical stains such as gasoline, paint thinner, or acetone is a hazard.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 2 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Health authorities later traced the outbreak to contaminated lettuce supplied to the fast-food restaurant by Taylor Farms de Mexico.
    James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Massachusetts has seen more than 100 cyclospora cases this summer, the state Department of Public Health said Wednesday, with some illnesses apparently linked to contaminated lettuce.
    Neal Riley, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Tolle allowed two runs, both on a homer from Teoscar Hernández, but stranded the bases loaded in an impressive second inning.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • By the time all was said and done, Prielipp had walked three, including one with the bases loaded, and had thrown 35 pitches.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • That trade-off never went away; it just became formalized over time into beam cutoffs, alignment standards, and eventually modern photometric rules that try (with mixed success) to balance visibility for the driver against glare for everyone else.
    Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Citi cut its price target on Linde to $580 from $600 after mixed second-quarter earnings Friday morning.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • However, a dangerous push to cut these crucial programs, especially in Africa, risks repeating past errors and ceding influence to competitors.
    James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Sears carried it wide, cut inside center-back Rafaelle, and fired past Moorhouse for the goal.
    Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026

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“Diluted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diluted. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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