on the wane

idiom

: becoming smaller or less
Her popularity was on the wane.

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With trust in science on the wane, conspiracy theories and misinformation proliferating and anti-vaxxers like Robert Kennedy Jr. setting a deranged example, this may not seem like the best time to criticize the medical profession. Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024 Speaking on the All The Smoke Fight Podcast, Paul directly opposed White's view by claiming that MMA is the sport that is actually on the wane. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 Nevertheless, despite the occasional outbreak of explicit attacks and a background level of implicit hostility across the country, creationist attacks on evolution education are on the wane. Glenn Branch, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025 If policymakers fear that the country’s power and influence are on the wane, then the potential for great-power war will rise considerably. Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022 See all Example Sentences for on the wane 

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“On the wane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20wane. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.

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