watered-down
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Instead, it delivered a watered-down facsimile of those sounds, that critics called "unremarkable, external", "obtuse, external" and "lacking in depth, external".
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Taiwan is not officially represented at the forum, and China, for the second consecutive year, has sent a watered-down delegation that does not include its defence minister.
From Barron's ● May 30, 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
Dinner the night before had been nothing but old bread soaked in small bowls of watered-down gravy.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
A backlash led to it being watered down in December - to a raised threshold of £2.5m.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
And he watered down the walls to make sure they wouldn’t flare up later.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
