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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
Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Higher up, the vegetation thinned, and then disappeared.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The big right-hander, signed by the Padres last month to reinforce a starting rotation thinned by injuries, would not record another out.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
The downturn also thinned out the music clubs that were a pipeline for local talent, Mitchell said.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The veils of the universe have thinned.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Then the pandemic hit, and participation thinned after months of remote learning.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Between 2013 and 2022 alone, the glacier ice bracing the failure site thinned by 100 to 130 meters.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
Even as audiences grow, festival organizers acknowledge on background that industry attention has thinned.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Verb
Lauer — who held the Rockies to one run and four hits in his six-inning Dodgers debut Tuesday — as the Dodgers beat the Rockies 15-6 — was a midseason addition as injuries thinned the team’s starting pitching depth.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Higher up, the vegetation thinned, and then disappeared.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The big right-hander, signed by the Padres last month to reinforce a starting rotation thinned by injuries, would not record another out.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
The downturn also thinned out the music clubs that were a pipeline for local talent, Mitchell said.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The veils of the universe have thinned.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Then the pandemic hit, and participation thinned after months of remote learning.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Between 2013 and 2022 alone, the glacier ice bracing the failure site thinned by 100 to 130 meters.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
Even as audiences grow, festival organizers acknowledge on background that industry attention has thinned.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinned
Adjective
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The emergency overflow meant untreated water and polluted stormwater discharged directly into the river.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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Families living in a toxic-waste polluted area around Naples were preparing to meet Pope Leo XIV during his pastoral visit on Saturday, carrying with them years of grief, anger and hopes for justice after losing children to cancer linked to a multi-billion mafia racket of dumping toxic waste.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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Mars, however, lost most of its global magnetic field billions of years ago and today possesses only a much weaker, patchier magnetic environment formed when the solar wind interacts directly with the planet’s thin upper atmosphere.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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Infused with biotin, rosemary, and peppermint oil, this ultra-popular Mielle Organics shampoo strengthens thin, brittle strands.—
Isabel Bekele,
InStyle,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Some would likely be diluted, while the rest would be transferred to a third country, potentially Russia, the official said.—
Samy Magdy,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Some would probably be diluted, while the rest would be transferred to a third country, the official said.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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But dwarf galaxies are smaller and colder, with more dilute and slower-moving matter.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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Second, a dilute hydrochloric acid is used to dissolve the remaining lithium and the transition metals—nickel, cobalt, and manganese.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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The rooms Rooms are decorated in a cool, muted Pacific Northwest palette—soft shades, brass accents, and heavy drapes that cut the light just right.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Jake and Violet finally get married — and Station 42 gets to cut loose on the dance floor.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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The bodies of six of nine missing people have been recovered from the site of a chemical tank implosion and rupture in Washington state, officials said Thursday, and efforts were being made to dilute contaminated water.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Health experts warn that exposure to contaminated water can cause symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea and infections.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Verb
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The Bruins left the bases loaded when UCF’s Sierra Humphreys made a diving catch to end the fourth.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Eustis scored its first run in the second inning on an RBI single from Brooklynn Mason, but left the bases loaded.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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The recycling center would take household materials like electronics, textiles, shoes, food scraps, mixed paper, cardboard, plastics, metal cans, and glass.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Announcing its hardcore aspirations with a moody steel-blue palette that suffuses the rural setting with dread, the film takes place almost entirely on a remote cow farm, the home of a mixed-race family of three.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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“Thinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinned. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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