waters down

present tense third-person singular of water down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for waters down
Verb
  • 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
  • That’s what dilutes the art and creates cookie-cutter songs where everyone starts sounding like each other.
    Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The material withstands compressive loads more than 10 times its weight.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Ensure your site loads quickly and works across devices.
    Ran Ronen, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Front man Coleman cuts a tall, brooding figure, saving his emotions for his vocal delivery and occasional pronouncements on the importance of faith.
    Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Our study shows that obsessive passion cuts the chances of forming sustainable relationships through networking by 17%.
    Sarah Maokosy, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Most space debris pollutes low-Earth orbit.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The thick hair that covers their skin recedes and thins.
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Your skin gradually thins, and the reason for it is senescent cells.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Listeria infects about 1,600 people in the United States each year, killing about 260 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Commonly known as the brain worm, Parelaphostrongylus tenuis is a parasitic nematode that infects a large range of wild and domestic herbivores, such as moose and elk.
    Jessie Richards, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Waters down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waters%20down. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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