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 The firm may gather assets while diluting productivity, increasing risk and pressuring unit economics. — Satish Avhad, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 But aside from the economic benefits, there have been concerns about the league diluting its talent pool by getting too big, too fast. — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 But tighter scripting and less mayhem would have helped make his message heard, instead of diluting it with too many shenanigans. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2026 Making Shakespeare’s plays accessible is a noble goal, but there are other ways to go about this beyond modernizing the text and diluting its lyrical beauty and nuance. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Some of the old guard accused Kılıçdaroğlu of diluting the party’s values. — Nick Taborall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026 And by changing the rules on development outside the UDB, Miami-Dade is diluting the value of that check against suburban sprawl. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2026 The next three drivers ranked outside the Chase — Ross Chastain (12th at Richmond), Brad Keselowski (26th) and Erik Jones (27th) — also lost ground, diluting the potential drama of a surprise qualifier. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Its shares fell 4% on Monday as investors raised concerns about potentially diluting the total stock. — Joseph Wilkins,lee Ying Shan,yun Li, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

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By cutting the number of working holiday visas, critics say, the government risks causing more economic pain.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
The state’s top law enforcement officer will not shed any light on why subpoenas were recently served on a slew of Broward County officials regarding the county’s efforts to explore cutting ties with the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of cutting

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The latter regulation is the state’s backstop climate trading program that puts an ever-stricter cap on emissions across sectors and allows polluting businesses to buy and trade allowances to meet it.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Such plans are contrary to Indonesia’s promises to cut its use of coal, the most heavily polluting major fossil fuel and a significant source of planet-warming emissions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of polluting

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So, when another milestone lands on the calendar—say, Nordstrom’s 125th Anniversary celebration—we’re more than happy to start loading up our carts.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 16 Sep. 2026
The Red Sox failed to score after loading the bases without a hit in the fifth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of loading

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Now the technique has become mainstream as attackers reap its simplicity and effectiveness in infecting users of PCs and Macs alike.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
That includes Memory Integrity protection, which uses hardware-dependent methods to prevent malware from infecting OS processes.

— Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of infecting

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That slows price increases by generally weakening economic growth.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
The immediate priorities are to understand which existing revenue is most secure, where client demand may be weakening and which relationships could lead to additional or recurring work.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of weakening

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Last Wednesday, Meta reached a settlement with the attorneys general of forty-seven states, who had sued it for illegally manipulating the attention of children.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
The experiment, therefore, suggests that empty space itself could become a new tool for manipulating quantum matter, much like other efforts to push the limits of superconducting materials.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of manipulating

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The court heard how the former nurse, now 36, attacked babies in her care by administering air into their blood and stomachs, overfeeding them with milk, physically assaulting them and poisoning them with insulin.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Former Titans scout Blaise Taylor received consecutive life sentences after his conviction for poisoning his pregnant girlfriend.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of poisoning

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