water down
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adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms for water down
Synonyms
adulterate, cut, dilute, extend, lace, sophisticate, thin, weaken
Antonyms
enrich, fortify, richen, strengthen
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Starting around late 2013, waters off the West Coast rose two to four degrees above normal, as a high-pressure system in the Pacific shut down westerly winds that channel cool waters down the West Coast. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Colder waters off West Coast mark end of âthe blobâ," 27 Aug. 2019 Quit watering down the tail-gate drinks when your friend starts telling you for the thousandth time how short-term pain will lead to long-term gain. — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, "Hyde: Embrace the pain? #TrustTheTank? Rules to survive this Dolphins season | Commentary," 23 July 2019 So the companies are trying to blunt the court decision and water down the bill. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "Uber and Lyft try to blunt a court ruling that their drivers are employees," 11 July 2019 Their platform hinges on attacking Mr. Trump for his actions to water down the ACA. — Stephanie Armour, WSJ, "Trump Mounts New Push on Health Care Ahead of 2020 Election," 21 June 2019 Every day, the doormen from the large co-op adjacent to our building water down the sidewalk area for at least 20 minutes. — New York Times, "How Much Water Does It Really Take to Wash a Sidewalk?," 7 July 2018 The Business Roundtable has recently lobbied to water down shareholder activism. — Los Angeles Times, "Profits for shareholders canât be companiesâ main goal, top CEOs say," 19 Aug. 2019 The most recent version of Stewartâs bill passed the Senate 39-1 this year, before fizzling out again in the House after amendments were added that Stewart said watered down its strength. — Andrew Boryga, sun-sentinel.com, "Children keep dying in hot cars as Florida legislators fail to act," 5 Aug. 2019 The group says such beverages may be watered down with jet fuel, antifreeze or other chemicals that are toxic to humans. — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, "Costa Rica blames 19 deaths on tainted alcohol: What you need to know," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'water down.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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