attenuated 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of attenuatednext
as in linear

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verb

past tense of attenuate
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
Adjective
The shop, aggressively minimal, with a soaring blank-white façade that evokes the attenuated minimalism of an Apple Store, is the chain’s first outside of Japan, where the brand originated in 2022. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025 The suggestion that someone was secretly paying Duran was hilarious to anyone with a cursory familiarity with the attenuated state of the journalism industry. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
Sabin’s effort, however, produced a candidate vaccine with viruses that were even further attenuated and safer to use than Koprowski’s, and the Wistar version fell by the wayside. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026 Radically attenuated, the visible weld and bolts are all that remain. — Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for attenuated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attenuated
  1. linear
  2. reduced
  3. elongate
  4. thin
  5. slender
  6. compressed
  7. narrow
  8. condensed
Adjective
  • Broadcasters of all sizes, especially local station owners, have been battling cord-cutting and coping with ongoing audience and advertiser shifts away from linear viewing.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Or have there been unintended consequences from disconnecting from linear cable?
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of linear
Verb
  • The company, which focuses on the athletic sports accessories industry, also reduced its full year revenue guidance.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • At all five, at least two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — well above the roughly 52% district average.
    — Austin Horn August 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of reduced
Adjective
  • There is also a choice between a standard round bowl and an elongated version.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The shoes featured an ultra-elongated and sharp pointed toe that added a modern twist to the traditional pump silhouette.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Definition of elongate
Adjective
  • Farinacci often spent days and even weeks scouting potential fire locations, monitoring weather and wildfire data, and planning to set multiple fires to stretch firefighting resources thin, according to detectives.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Those moments are sobering reminders of just how thin the margins are for the Phillies rotation, which has been excellent for the most part, though extremely top-heavy.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of thin
Adjective
  • Many legal scholars regard these examples as slender reeds on which to build an entire theory of Presidential power.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Silescelida acristata was a relatively small, slender animal that moved on all four limbs.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of slender
Adjective
  • During times of high prices and compressed returns, retail investors are battling for the same crowded crumbs in the public stock market.
    — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In a busy cafe environment, the buds successfully eliminate most of the background noise, but my voice becomes more compressed and less intelligible.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of compressed
Adjective
  • Totality — when the sun is completely obscured — is only visible within the narrow path of the moon's shadow.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The part east of West Broadway that bleeds into the grit of the Financial District, the skyscrapers so tall and the streets so narrow that sunlight doesn’t reach much at all.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of narrow
Adjective
  • While cake is cooling, whisk together cold water, sweetened condensed milk, and pudding mix in a large bowl until smooth.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
  • The gallery presents a condensed history of blue-and-white ceramics globally in dishes, starting in the Middle East with a 9th century Iraqi piece.
    — Stephanie Shih June 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of condensed

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“Attenuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attenuated. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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