dilute

Example Sentences

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Scientists may need to be deployed with the troops to dilute the uranium to render it safe.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Teachers may adapt, dilute or quietly resist the messaging.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Rather than retire the senior preferred shares, Trump could decide to convert them to common shares, which would severely dilute the value of the existing common stock.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

First, their 2025 EP “Papota” humorized their rapid ascent to stardom and poked fun at how artists must dilute their image to fit the mainstream.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The room was dense with awkwardness, and Ifemelu, as though to dilute it, once again examined her hair in the mirror, patting it lightly as she turned this way and that.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie