DILUTING Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

diluting

verb

present participle of dilute

as in cutting

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances the pharmacist was convicted of diluting prescription drugs in order to increase profits

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Recent Examples of diluting Prosecutors charge that widespread noncitizen voting disenfranchises Americans by diluting their lawful votes. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026 The filing shed more light on Meta's plan to create a new class of non-voting stock, Class C, in January to help finance investments and acquisitions without diluting CEO Mark Zuckerberg's voting control. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 This method prevents nitrogen from diluting the exhaust gas, which hinders combustion and keeps the CO₂ concentration relatively low. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026 The plan, earlier reported by Semafor, will allow the company to issue new stock — for acquisitions, to lure top AI talent, and to pay for chips — without diluting Mark Zuckerberg’s control. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026 The challenge is to broaden a brand’s appeal without diluting the characteristics that distinguish it from competitors. — Yiling Pan, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 The challenge now is translating the house’s couture craftsmanship and visual impact into a ready-to-wear business that can scale without diluting the signatures that set Jovana Louis apart. — Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 Notably, the new action comes about a month after UMG had sued DistroKid in September, claiming the company has helped empower bad actors to upload AI slop songs at mass scale, diluting the royalty pool for genuine artists. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 The strongest major gift programs share their knowledge without diluting accountability. — Karen Cochran, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Early in the second quarter, Chisholm Trail found the end zone on a 55-yard touchdown pass, cutting the margin to 21-14 heading into halftime.

— Ryan Hunt, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2026
Within moments of picking up the phone and without even any real prompting, Kylee Russell was cutting right to the chase.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2026

Definition of cutting

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Leaders of some major polluting nations absent More than 70 world leaders and senior government officials are speaking at the summit.

— Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
The new developments have been singled out for loud noise, polluting power generation, and for disturbing residential neighborhoods and natural landscapes.

— Shannon Osaka, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026

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As with Starship Flight 14, SpaceX is loading Flight 15 with 26 operational Starlink V3 internet satellites.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Prior to the new regulations going into effect, CBS Pittsburgh talked to one skill game distributor that was loading games onto a truck to be sent out of state.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

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An outbreak of the H5 influenza virus has spread rapidly throughout the Yakima Valley, infecting over 30 dairy herds and causing the death of at least one person.

— Tom Sanders, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
All of this suggested there was something unique not about the infecting strain of the virus but instead about these individuals’ immune systems.

— Diana Kwon, Vox, 11 Nov. 2026

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The scenarios in which these tradeoffs may take place are wide-ranging, with the Anthropic researchers citing opening an auto plant, downsizing a company, and manipulating election sentiment as examples.

— Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
The former Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley recently pleaded guilty to manipulating his prop bets.

— New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of manipulating

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Her father, Steve Apa, told the New York Times that the cause was rhabdomyolysis, also known as rhabdo, a rare condition in which skeletal muscle breaks down and dies quickly, poisoning the body.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Her father told The New York Times that she’d been stricken with rhabdomyolysis, a rare condition in which muscles can break down during exertion, poisoning the body.

— Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of poisoning

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