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watered-down

[ waw-terd-doun, wot-erd- ]

adjective

  1. 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

First recorded in 1895–1900
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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