as in cutting
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
the pharmacist was convicted of diluting prescription drugs in order to increase profits
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Recent Examples of diluting
At least in the short run, this diluting might potentially have negative effects on the price per share as the market adjusts to the extra shares.
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Jim Osman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Businesses should ensure their monitoring strategies address both objectives where relevant, without diluting the specific focus of fraud prevention tools.
—Einaras Von Gravrock, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
That was always my big fear about this season — that as exciting as the early episodes were, those high-profile exits were diluting the cast and leaving us with players that we, as viewers, were not fully invested in.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Losing sight of the big picture and diluting the purpose of the company is an imminent risk.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In fact, not diluting it at all.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Embracing Technology, Empowering Creativity Small agencies are also leveraging technology in a way that enhances creative output without diluting the human touch.
—Flavio Vidigal, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
This shift is diluting the traditional Black Friday rush as shoppers spread their purchases over a more extended period.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
This indicated that the animals were experiencing some internal signals of their deprived state, and potentially craved salt as a way to boost their blood volume without diluting ion levels.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
Jim Osman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Businesses should ensure their monitoring strategies address both objectives where relevant, without diluting the specific focus of fraud prevention tools.
—Einaras Von Gravrock, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
That was always my big fear about this season — that as exciting as the early episodes were, those high-profile exits were diluting the cast and leaving us with players that we, as viewers, were not fully invested in.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Losing sight of the big picture and diluting the purpose of the company is an imminent risk.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In fact, not diluting it at all.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Embracing Technology, Empowering Creativity Small agencies are also leveraging technology in a way that enhances creative output without diluting the human touch.
—Flavio Vidigal, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
This shift is diluting the traditional Black Friday rush as shoppers spread their purchases over a more extended period.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
This indicated that the animals were experiencing some internal signals of their deprived state, and potentially craved salt as a way to boost their blood volume without diluting ion levels.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diluting
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This is yet another example of how humans and the organizations run by humans are polluting the Earth and its bodies of water with all sorts of things including a range of different pharmaceutical products.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Gas-burning equipment is also polluting the inside of our homes.Susan Miller, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the driveway of a rundown house, two soldiers work quickly under the glow of headlamps, loading weapons from a shed into the back of a battered truck.Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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Court records show Corcoran asked Nieto's then 7-year-old daughter Melanie to stay in an upstairs bedroom before loading a rifle, a Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic, and going to the living room, where his brother and his friends were watching TV.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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The series is set in a near-future Norway where, years after closing its borders, scientists discover a lethal bacterium infecting the country’s staple protein, salmon.Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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Walking pneumonia has been steadily infecting more people since last spring, says the agency, with younger children accounting for the most cases.Alice Park, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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But when Smith was 18, during his senior year of high school, his hair started thinning.Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Hurly, who is around four years removed from his surgery, hopes the advancements in tech get better and better and that hair transplants become a viable option for more and more people with thinning hair and insecurities surrounding it.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Dec. 2024
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Instead of weakening, the civic movement gathered speed.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
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The technical picture is weakening The stock's behavior is weak, as shown in the chart below.John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Towns has the best effective shooting rate of his career, and his penchant for drawing out and manipulating bigs is particularly fun to watch.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Well, those hands have recently become even more useful, as each one is now capable of simultaneously holding and manipulating an object.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
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Defense lawyers said that speech included a series of improper and prejudicial comments against the defendants and their legal team, poisoning any potential jurors against them.Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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These are people who are here in this country, who have been murdering, raping, poisoning our citizens.NBC News, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The Knicks picked up their 14th win in the last 18 games with a dominant wire-to-wire 139-125 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, extending their winning streak to four games.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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For example, new concepts like virtual nursing seek to capture opportunities for extending into patient homes.Corey Scurlock, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Diluting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diluting. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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