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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years
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Recent Examples of attenuated
Victoria Forster, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The six spires of the Salt Lake Temple give it an attenuated look.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
South of those rivers, the Everglades extends from coast to coast, forming a shallow 60-mile-wide and 100-mile-long attenuated river running into Florida Bay.
—Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
Like live attenuated vaccines, this process fosters the development of strong immune responses that may build better protection.
—David Verhoeven, The Conversation, 17 May 2023
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So, in certain cases, people are being asked to wait two weeks if they were vaccinated with a certain type of Covid-19 vaccine - a live attenuated vaccine.
—Victoria Forster, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The six spires of the Salt Lake Temple give it an attenuated look.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
South of those rivers, the Everglades extends from coast to coast, forming a shallow 60-mile-wide and 100-mile-long attenuated river running into Florida Bay.
—Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
Like live attenuated vaccines, this process fosters the development of strong immune responses that may build better protection.
—David Verhoeven, The Conversation, 17 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attenuated
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However, as the comet recedes from the sun, planetary perturbations will make the orbit even more elongated, so the next return to perihelion (of whatever of it is that is still left of it) will be about 600,000 years hence.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Another catchy song with elongated, ethereal harmonies that capture the temptation of infidelity.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
18 Apr. 2024
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Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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The final amount could be affected by two factors — the number of claims and how much of the settlement fund is reduced to cover legal fees and costs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2025
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The portrayals of Black couples—through struggle, passion, humor, and success—have shown us that love may not be linear, but is still beautiful, nonetheless.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
14 Feb. 2025
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But development progress is rarely linear for players at such a young age.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Some feature high waists to elongate legs or pleats to conjure old-school élan worthy of Cary Grant.—
Charlie Teasdale,
WSJ,
21 Nov. 2023
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The fragment, which was cleaved from its fecal parent with a pair of wire cutters, resembles a chunk of light-colored concrete with darker, elongate inclusions that Chin recognizes as bone.—
Karen Wright,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
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Researchers first treated and sterilized thin sections of fossil using a mixture of ultrapure water and ethanol.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 Feb. 2025
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Spread in a thin layer on the prepared baking sheets.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Every three months, Ito, a tall and slender 29-year-old Ngäbe man with HIV embarks on a five-hour trek to the town of Pueblo Nuevo to pick up his antiretroviral medication.—
Adam Williams,
NPR,
11 Jan. 2025
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Gi-hun is initially searching for The Recruiter, played by Gong Yoo, a slender figure in a sharp suit that lured people into the game by playing ddakji in the subway.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Attenuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attenuated. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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