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watered-down
[ waw-terd-doun, wot-erd- ]
adjective
- made weaker or less effective from or as from dilution with water:
a watered-down cocktail; Spectators saw a watered-down version of the famous opera.
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Origin of watered-down1
Example Sentences
Watching it is like seeing a waiter skip over with a covered silver platter, only to remove the top to reveal a watered-down, Cocomelon-level satire for iPad babies, dripping from the dish.
On the other, its popularity has resulted in a deluge of screenplays that mimic the series’ distinct brand of terror, hoping that viewers will respond to that “Black Mirror†flavor, even if it’s been watered-down to a faint, sour-tasting suggestion.
Zuckerberg's former COO Sheryl Sandberg got a lot of grief, much of it well-deserved, for her "Lean In" book and its watered-down, individualistic approach to feminism.
The Republican hardliners balked and didn't extend or eliminate the debt ceiling and they ended up passing a watered-down version of the original deal with Democratic votes.
Perhaps the most relevant precedent for the situation the nation faces is the battle over the Muslim ban Trump put in place at the beginning of his first administration; that policy threw the border into chaos and was repeatedly halted before the Supreme Court allowed a cleaned-up, watered-down version to take effect.
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