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The phrase "a watered down" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that has been diluted or made less effective, often in reference to ideas, policies, or drinks.
Example: "The new policy is just a watered down version of the original proposal, lacking the necessary impact."
Alternatives: "a diluted" or "a less potent".
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Pierce Brosnan, the current 007, is a watered down version of Roger Moore, who was a watered down, defanged version of the one and only Sean Connery.
What they got was a watered down, ineffective Dodd-Frank Act.
He previously played (a watered down version of) the character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
What it tells, The Bell Jar, is a watered down version of her own breakdown.
And if it does, it is likely to be very much a watered down version.
Clueful later returned in a watered down web version.
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It's not a watered-down show.
Should Democrats accept such a watered-down reform?
"She used to drink, I remember, a watered-down Scotch.
That it ended up a watered-down exercise in management mumbo-jumbo is perhaps instructive.
Senators will be under considerable pressure from industry to pass a watered-down version.
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