watered-down

Despite the watered-down price, Shein’s IPO is set to be one of the biggest in Hong Kong this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Despite the watered-down draft, the resolution is unlikely to be adopted by the consensus seen in 2024, according to diplomatic sources, who expect at least one state to call for a vote on the matter.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

Serkis’ “Animal Farm” wastes no time confirming suspicions that it’s a watered-down version of Orwell’s dystopic classic.

From Salon ● May 3, 2026

A watered-down definition, meanwhile, could end up allowing certain ultraprocessed foods to fly under the radar, especially if food companies find a way to get around whatever UPF definition or label is proposed.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026

“I’m starved for a taste of good syrup after that imitation stuff they served at that hospital. Sort of watered-down mixture they had. Had it on pancakes last Sunday.”

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

The field would be watered down, the traditionalists protested.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026

Like other large banks, it has removed or watered down mentions of diversity and inclusion efforts from public websites and filings, the Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

The law and its subsequent reauthorizations ultimately made sure that minority citizens’ votes mattered, outlawing policies, such as gerrymandered maps, that watered down their political power.

From Slate ● May 1, 2026

The housing promises, in effect, have been "watered down", wrote Canadian economist and former Trudeau advisor Mike Moffatt late last year in the Toronto Star, shortly after the budget was released.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026

Willow insisted that it never be watered down, as they had done in the past to make the chemicals go further.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan