concentrated

[kon-suhn-trey-tid]

adjective

1. applied with all one's attention, energy, etc..

   their concentrated efforts to win the election.

2. clustered or gathered together closely.

3. treated to remove or reduce an inessential ingredient, especially liquid.

   concentrated orange juice.

Other Word Forms

• nonconcentrated adjective
• superconcentrated adjective
• unconcentrated adjective
• unconcentratedly adverb
• well-concentrated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of concentrated¹

First recorded in 1680–90; concentrate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

So while Facebook and TV commercials were concentrated on ads for wrinkles and removing dark spots, his social media posts were talking Gen Z’s language when it came to skin care.

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It actually looks like the speculative mania might be concentrated to the big tech/artificial intelligence trade, as well as gold and other precious metals.

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There’s “some small increase in distress in the overall labor market that’s concentrated mostly in the federal workforce,” he said.

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One question at the investor day centered on whether the Jefferies’ fund was too concentrated in First Brands’ receivables.

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The declines were broad—all 11 sectors of the S&P 500 declined—but losses were particularly concentrated in financial shares.

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