concentrated

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adjective

Synonyms of concentratednext
1
: rich in respect to a particular or essential element : made less dilute or diffuse
concentrated sulfuric acid
concentrated orange juice
2
: contained or existing or happening together in a small or narrow space or area : not spread out
a highly concentrated beam of light
3
: intense, intensive
a job requiring hours of concentrated effort
concentratedly adverb
Here is Savage working concentratedly on his new, long poem … Richard Holmes

concentrated

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past tense and past participle of concentrate entry 1

Examples of concentrated in a Sentence

Adjective a concentrated mixture of lemonade and iced tea when you get a private conference with that financial adviser, you get nothing but his concentrated attention
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While the company's revenue is set to expand, its customer base – which consists largely of the cloud computing giants that run enterprise workloads for businesses – appears to be growing more concentrated. Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 However, Amodei has warned that the economic benefits of AI could become concentrated among a relatively small group of people. Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Consuming large amounts of concentrated ginger or ginger supplements may also cause abdominal discomfort or diarrhea, said Gray. Eleesha Lockett, Verywell Health, 23 Aug. 2026 China's dominant and highly concentrated supply chain makes replacing components challenging for US manufacturers. John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for concentrated

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of concentrated was in 1652

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“Concentrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concentrated. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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