THINNING Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

thinning

verb

present participle of thin

as in diluting

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 thinning The gel exhibits strong shear thinning, meaning its viscosity decreases 100 times as the shear rate increases, which is the secret sauce to making rocket and satellite fuel easier to store and deliver to engines. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026 The skill that once separated a script kiddie from a serious threat actor is thinning out. — Rohit Dhamankar, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Color — specifically the book’s classic red and blue — serves as the through line between characters and their growing or thinning emotional connections. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026 No, Digger is an aged man with jowls, thinning hair, a disheveled appearance and a belly. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 To limit bruising, patients are often told to avoid alcohol, blood-thinning pain relievers and supplements like ginkgo biloba, ginger, garlic and vitamin E for a few days before and after. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026 Providers generally advise avoiding alcohol, blood-thinning pain relievers and certain supplements for several days before and after to limit bruising. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026 County officials said the facility could reduce the need to haul forest debris long distances and create a local use for material removed during forest-thinning and wildfire-prevention work. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Guaifenesin may help relieve chest congestion by thinning mucus in your airways, says Reed. — Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026

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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

Definition of diluting

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The verdict came just three days after regulators seized Ueno Bank, cutting nearly 3 million customers off from their savings and bank cards and setting off a political crisis.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
The little lumberjack walked to the far end of the forest and started cutting.

— Jeremy Macliver, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of cutting

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Having patched the underlying bootloader vulnerability in 2022, Microsoft’s May 2023 patch batch included security updates to prevent attackers from loading older vulnerable boot managers.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
Barges that once carried 1,500 tons are loading only 800 to 900 tons, Scavinskyi said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026