concentrated

adjective

con·cen·trat·ed ˈkän(t)-sən-ˌtrā-təd

-ˌsen-

: rich in respect to a particular or essential element : made less dilute or diffuse

concentrated sulfuric acid

concentrated orange juice

: contained or existing or happening together in a small or narrow space or area : not spread out

a highly concentrated beam of light

: intense, intensive

a job requiring hours of concentrated effort

concentratedly

ˈkän(t)-sən-ˌtrā-təd-lē

-ˌsen-;

ˌkän(t)-sən-ˈtrā-

adverb

Here is Savage working concentratedly on his new, long poem … —

Richard Holmes

Examples of concentrated in a Sentence

a concentrated mixture of lemonade and iced tea when you get a private conference with that financial adviser, you get nothing but his concentrated attention

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That region of the Earth’s atmosphere called the ionosphere can contain varying levels of free electrons that, when highly concentrated, can slow down GPS signals traveling between satellites and device receivers. —

Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024 A lot of companies that had previously been very concentrated on theatrical sales have become experts in selling to the streamers. —

Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024 The show is a very concentrated place to get key people to experience it olfactively. —

Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024 This measure would allow adults aged 21 and older to possess up to two ounces of marijuana, excluding concentrated forms, and permit limited personal cultivation. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for concentrated