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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
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
The veils of the universe have thinned.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
The unit has been thinned by injuries to Eury Pérez, Janson Junk and Robby Snelling after entering the season with respectable depth, and manager Clayton McCullough has yet to find a pitcher who has consistently risen to the occasion.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
Equipped with a sophisticated suite of instruments, the probe was designed to study the Martian atmosphere to learn more about how it is eroded, or blown away and thinned out by particles in the solar wind.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The capacity to act on it had thinned.
—Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Crowds have thinned at some places once synonymous with travel.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Crowds have thinned at some places once synonymous with travel.
—ABC News, 30 May 2026
By the end of the first year, connective tissue accounted for 74 percent of the explant, while the epidermal tissue thinned out to occupy just 20 percent.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Verb
The crowd, one that had thinned out as the deficit hit eight runs, reached catharsis.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
The veils of the universe have thinned.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
The unit has been thinned by injuries to Eury Pérez, Janson Junk and Robby Snelling after entering the season with respectable depth, and manager Clayton McCullough has yet to find a pitcher who has consistently risen to the occasion.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
Equipped with a sophisticated suite of instruments, the probe was designed to study the Martian atmosphere to learn more about how it is eroded, or blown away and thinned out by particles in the solar wind.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The capacity to act on it had thinned.
—Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Crowds have thinned at some places once synonymous with travel.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Crowds have thinned at some places once synonymous with travel.
—ABC News, 30 May 2026
By the end of the first year, connective tissue accounted for 74 percent of the explant, while the epidermal tissue thinned out to occupy just 20 percent.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinned
Adjective
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The measure was a face-off between supporters who said the community needed more housing and opponents who raised concerns about traffic, wildlife and polluted groundwater from a nearby former landfill.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The purifiers are part of the county’s effort to provide temporary relief to South Bay residents exposed to hydrogen sulfide from the polluted waterway while the United States and Mexico work to address infrastructure failures at a transboundary wastewater treatment facility.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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The worst place at a factory to work for was always the screen-printing department—the hot metal and lacquer thinner produce pungent toxins that workers have no choice but to inhale.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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While knee-high boots are ideal for a concert or a shopping day, don’t be afraid to go casual via thin sneakers or flip-flops.—
India Roby,
Glamour,
8 June 2026
Verb
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In light of the ruling, a federal appeals court is allowing Alabama to use a state Senate map approved by Republican lawmakers in this year's election instead of one imposed by a federal judge who found the state had diluted the voting power of Black residents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Once that language is diluted by objectives other than measuring income and production, economic debates become less coherent and public decision-making less reliable.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 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
Verb
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The moment came in the 73rd minute with a goal from Mauricio to cut the US advantage to 3-1.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Simpson robbed Adell of a homer in the eighth to keep the Rays within two, and Aranda cut it to 4-3 with a two-out single off Farris before Zeferjahn finished.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Because children breathe more rapidly and can pull in more contaminated air than adults relative to their body weight, these weapons are particularly dangerous to the young.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
10 June 2026
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Once deployed, the drone can autonomously locate and characterize CBRN threats, giving operators a safer way to understand the risks present in contaminated areas.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Trey Mancini hit a two-run triple to give the Angels an early lead, rookie Sam Aldegheri tossed five strong innings, and Ryan Zeferjahn struck out Cedric Mullins with the bases loaded in the ninth in a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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Trey Mancini hit a two-run triple to give Los Angeles an early lead, rookie Sam Aldegheri tossed five strong innings and Ryan Zeferjahn struck out Cedric Mullins with the bases loaded in the ninth to help the Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Friday night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Reality told a bit of a mixed story.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Much of the marketing world is handing over creative tasks to AI with fairly mixed results.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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“Thinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinned. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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