as in dilutes
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
thinned the cream with milk but didn't tell anyone
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Recent Examples of thins
Data centers are physical assets with long lives, many let to some of the most creditworthy names on earth, and a diversified bond fund thins any single failure to a rounding error.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The challenge for Minnesota is that the center market thins out considerably after those two names.
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Michael Russo,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Instead a galaxy’s distribution of stars thins out farther from the center.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
In a traditional Japanese handle, a wa-style handle, the tang thins out into a strip of metal that’s completely buried in a cylindrical or octagonal wood handle.
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Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
Steam thins mucus and eases congestion, per the same PMC/NIH trial.
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Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
Over time, the canopy thins, the leaves crinkle, and the tree slowly dies.
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Jacob Wycoff,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
When pothos stems become too long, the plant thins out.
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Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
14 Apr. 2026
From there, Sharrow thins down its propeller to precise specification with a five-axis CNC machine and polishes it.
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New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The challenge for Minnesota is that the center market thins out considerably after those two names.
—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Instead a galaxy’s distribution of stars thins out farther from the center.
—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
In a traditional Japanese handle, a wa-style handle, the tang thins out into a strip of metal that’s completely buried in a cylindrical or octagonal wood handle.
—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
Steam thins mucus and eases congestion, per the same PMC/NIH trial.
—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
Over time, the canopy thins, the leaves crinkle, and the tree slowly dies.
—
Jacob Wycoff,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
When pothos stems become too long, the plant thins out.
—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
14 Apr. 2026
From there, Sharrow thins down its propeller to precise specification with a five-axis CNC machine and polishes it.
—
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thins
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Too many people touch the work, and every handoff dilutes the idea.
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That further dilutes Iran’s hold over the strait—its top source of leverage.
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Intelligent power switches can monitor electrical flow while controlling loads more efficiently.
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The app decrypts the file and loads it into the appropriate editing program.
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When the dollar weakens, commodity prices expressed in dollars tend to rise to maintain purchasing power parity for buyers operating in other currencies.
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But the corresponding upheaval is still catastrophic for any surrounding planets, which either get swallowed up by the expanding star, or drift into wider orbits as the star’s gravity weakens—some are flung out from the system entirely.
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When a company cuts its dividend, the stock tanks—that’s the bad scenario.
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There are a few loadouts available at HP's site, but the best overall deal is on this model, which cuts a full 50% off.
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Tomato Wilt Due To Root-Knot Nematodes Another pest that infects tomato plants below ground is the root-knot nematode.
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But even with federal legislation prohibiting discrimination, the pernicious virus of bias infects too many institutions.
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Unless the energy powering data centers comes from clean energy sources, such as solar, wind or geothermal, generating that electricity also pollutes the air.
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Meanwhile, the unceasing churn of clothing, footwear and accessories depletes soils, poisons the water, pollutes the air, drives deforestation, accelerates biodiversity loss and generates runaway planet-warming emissions that undermine brands’ lofty environmental ambitions.
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