waters down

present tense third-person singular of water down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for waters down
Verb
  • Yes, growth is tempting — launching podcasts, videos, new products — but every expansion dilutes focus.
    Big Think, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The map, which is awaiting Kehoe’s signature, dilutes Kansas City-area voters into three Republican-leaning districts.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Alexandra Shapiro and Brian Steel are in the cafeteria having a chat as the latter loads up on valuable potassium via a morning banana.
    NBC News, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The material withstands compressive loads more than 10 times its weight.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Abuse cuts across religion, race, and class.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The camera lingers over the $20 bill Maggie has left, and the film cuts to black.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But to isolate gold, galamsey workers typically use poisonous mercury, which pollutes drinking water and farmland and has been linked to serious illness and birth defects.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Debris pollutes waterways, cooking fires may spread, and the District Attorney’s Office has repeatedly documented how homeless residents are more likely to be victims of crime.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But below Heiskanen, the depth still thins out significantly.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The following week, our beloved chocolate chip cookie thins were replaced with an orange-cranberry flavor, and I was forced to admit that they might be gone for good.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, listeria infects 1,250 people per year in the United States, 172 of which are killed by the infection.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This is the enzyme that infects and spreads.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Waters down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waters%20down. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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