concentrated
adjective
con·cen·trat·ed
ˈkän(t)-sən-ˌtrā-təd 
-ˌsen-
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
concentratedly
adverb
Here is Savage working concentratedly on his new, long poem …
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Synonyms
Examples of concentrated in a Sentence
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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Château Montrose With dark, intense color; pure blackberry-fruit nose; fine, smooth tannins; and a concentrated dark-fruit character, this is one of the best on the Left Bank.
—Elin McCoy, Fortune Europe, 11 May 2024
But unusually intense or concentrated eruptions of energy on the surface of the Sun can disrupt that equilibrium, causing geomagnetic storms like the one potentially headed our way.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Yapping can also provide brief periods of mental rest during long stretches of assignments and concentrated thinking.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Texas has the fourth largest share of the MENA population in the country, with most concentrated in Texas’s 24th Congressional District, which spans Tarrant and Dallas County, according to the Arab American Institute.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
While the number of fish in the area has remained relatively stable, marine heatwaves in recent years have caused fish to become more concentrated, per the Guardian’s Maanvi Singh, which can affect where the mammals will gather.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
Researchers steeped each tea in hot water for 15 minutes and prepared them at two concentrations: a standard steep and a highly concentrated version that people would be unlikely to drink.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 2 May 2024
These credits would give smaller companies incentives to expand their manufacturing operations and increase their output, providing more production alternatives, and thus greater diversity, to the highly concentrated formula market.
—Martha Gershun and Rosa Delauro, STAT, 2 May 2024
Advertisement The researchers couldn’t determine whether the dryers were actually harboring bacteria or simply sucking it up and then blowing a concentrated amount back out.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2024
Elin McCoy, Fortune Europe, 11 May 2024
But unusually intense or concentrated eruptions of energy on the surface of the Sun can disrupt that equilibrium, causing geomagnetic storms like the one potentially headed our way.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Yapping can also provide brief periods of mental rest during long stretches of assignments and concentrated thinking.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Texas has the fourth largest share of the MENA population in the country, with most concentrated in Texas’s 24th Congressional District, which spans Tarrant and Dallas County, according to the Arab American Institute.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
While the number of fish in the area has remained relatively stable, marine heatwaves in recent years have caused fish to become more concentrated, per the Guardian’s Maanvi Singh, which can affect where the mammals will gather.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
Researchers steeped each tea in hot water for 15 minutes and prepared them at two concentrations: a standard steep and a highly concentrated version that people would be unlikely to drink.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 2 May 2024
These credits would give smaller companies incentives to expand their manufacturing operations and increase their output, providing more production alternatives, and thus greater diversity, to the highly concentrated formula market.
—Martha Gershun and Rosa Delauro, STAT, 2 May 2024
Advertisement The researchers couldn’t determine whether the dryers were actually harboring bacteria or simply sucking it up and then blowing a concentrated amount back out.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Concentrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concentrated. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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