water down
verb
watered down; watering down; waters down
: to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of
watered down the plan
Examples of water down in a Sentence
watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
That underperformance has watered down the Mag 7′s weighting in the S & P 500 to 29% from 34% in early January, according to Strategas ETF strategist Todd Sohn.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Whenever something that was once counterculture becomes a mainstream staple, it gets watered down.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
The administration could water down these reciprocal tariffs via further exemptions, targeted toward consumer goods, in a bid to mitigate the inflationary impact.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
That underperformance has watered down the Mag 7′s weighting in the S & P 500 to 29% from 34% in early January, according to Strategas ETF strategist Todd Sohn.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Whenever something that was once counterculture becomes a mainstream staple, it gets watered down.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
The administration could water down these reciprocal tariffs via further exemptions, targeted toward consumer goods, in a bid to mitigate the inflationary impact.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for water down
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“Water down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20down. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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