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as in polluted
containing foreign or lower-grade substances
genuine maple syrup thinned with corn syrup
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as in thin
not containing very much of some important element
the thinned iced tea that the restaurant serves is barely distinguishable from water
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as in diluted
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
thinned the cream with milk but didn't tell anyone
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Recent Examples of thinned
Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
Reviewing pages have been thinned by the forces of history and technology; few Pynchon skeptics anymore bother to take the time to read the novels and register their objections.
—Book Marks
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Fast forward to Year 2, and the Rockets have thinned out the backcourt by trading Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and Cam Whitmore.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The librettist Gene Scheer thinned this fat, meaty book down to a fleet skeleton, organizing the characters into shifting pairs.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
According to Krueger, Carmel is especially nice to visit in the fall, when the summer crowds have thinned out, but the days are still sunny and warm, with a few crisp evenings creeping in.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2025
Where these fault lines intersect with lakes and rivers, the thick frozen ground is thinned by taliks, or areas of year-round unfrozen soil.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
That layer, today mostly comprised of middle managers, is being thinned from the herd.
—George Pesansky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Her dark eyebrows were thinned above charcoal-colored shadow in the creases of her eyelids.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Marge sometimes missed with both barrels, and Lonnie thinned a small tree that a grouse put between them.
—Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
Reviewing pages have been thinned by the forces of history and technology; few Pynchon skeptics anymore bother to take the time to read the novels and register their objections.
—Book Marks
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Fast forward to Year 2, and the Rockets have thinned out the backcourt by trading Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and Cam Whitmore.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The librettist Gene Scheer thinned this fat, meaty book down to a fleet skeleton, organizing the characters into shifting pairs.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
According to Krueger, Carmel is especially nice to visit in the fall, when the summer crowds have thinned out, but the days are still sunny and warm, with a few crisp evenings creeping in.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2025
Where these fault lines intersect with lakes and rivers, the thick frozen ground is thinned by taliks, or areas of year-round unfrozen soil.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
That layer, today mostly comprised of middle managers, is being thinned from the herd.
—George Pesansky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Her dark eyebrows were thinned above charcoal-colored shadow in the creases of her eyelids.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinned
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Established under the Carter administration in 1980 and now largely funded through dedicated taxes reinstated by the Biden administration’s infrastructure law, the Superfund program is used for clearing up polluted land and handling environmental crises such as oil spills and natural disasters.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The river will still become polluted after heavy rainfalls due to runoff from the streets and flushing of city sewage systems.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Batteries without the filter lost power quickly, while batteries with the atom-thin filter retained almost all their capacity for more than 150 charge-discharge cycles.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Bitcoin treasury craze cools Companies that diluted their stock by selling shares specifically to fund Bitcoin purchases have seen their values tumble by 20% to 50%, according to the WSJ.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Because Castile soap has a high pH-level, care should be taken to ensure it’s properly diluted before use.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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For example, Wilson’s team is exploring whether dilute acids speed up weathering.—
Robert F. Service,
Science | AAAS,
3 Sep. 2020
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The company reported a net loss during the first quarter of $3.9 million, or 11 cents diluted loss per share, compared to a net income of $4.3 million, or 12 cents dilute earnings per share over the same period last year.—
Paul Takahashi,
Houston Chronicle,
5 June 2018
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Vance said one portion of Democrats are making unreasonable demands to restore more than $1 trillion over the next decade in healthcare spending that was cut earlier this year.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Training, professional development, and the Safe Cities Partnership are among the areas cut.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In the following years, MSF provided chelation to thousands of children and the government and community organizations undertook the complex job of environmental remediation, laying fresh soil over acres of contaminated land to prevent continued poisoning.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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What stores carried the possibly contaminated shrimp?—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Most importantly, they’re loaded up with the most festive, decadent fragrances—ones that’ll transport you right to Christmas day with the smell of minty candy canes, woody pine trees, celebratory bubbly, and more.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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Both Collins and Robledo allegedly had loaded guns on them at the time, authorities said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The election will fill 210 parliamentary seats under a mixed system in which two-thirds of lawmakers are elected by local bodies and one-third appointed directly by the president.—
Eyad Kourdi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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The move has garnered mixed reactions on social media.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Thinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinned. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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