as in sinking
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as in weakening
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as in passing
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as in vanishing
to cease to be visible
the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon
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as in bleaching
to make white or whiter by removing color
years of harsh sunlight had faded the car, which was once fire-engine red
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as in sagging
to lose bodily strength or vigor
began to fade after battling the disease for years
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Harvey, Cedric, and Hughley deny offering any other comedians Bernie’s spot after his passing.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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After my mother’s passing, my teammates and the entire soccer community were by my side and helped me through the painful loss.Daniele Proch, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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This is a further sign of the marked deterioration of the Greater Chinese market, where growth is flagging due to factors including high youth unemployment and an ongoing real estate market slump.Lily Templeton, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, the reactive nature of HRM helps address gaps that have persisted in traditional awareness approaches, such as knowledge deterioration among certain individuals or the training fatigue experienced by team members who already exhibit positive behaviors.Uzair Ahmed, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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And when the veteran Rams receiver returned to the lineup Thursday night after a four-game absence, the recently moribund offense anticipated a welcome jolt.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Its première in France, last month, reignited a moribund national debate around the issue, transforming Diop into a fixture on radio and television and landing 26 on the cover of the leftist daily Libération.Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, there was partial ocean evaporation, and darkness that likely harmed shallow-water photosynthetic microbes in the short term.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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And the flip side of drought—the product of excess evaporation levels during heat waves—can lead to intense rains and serious floods, as occurred in Tuscany and surrounding regions last spring.Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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While pruning, remove any winter damage, along with dead and declining growths, to allow new shoots to reform the plant.Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Mar. 2021
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In order to reopen, counties must demonstrate declining prevalence of COVID-19, testing ability of 30 tests per 10,000 residents per week, contact tracing and isolation facilities.Fox News, Fox News, 15 May 2020
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Remedies and Support Recognizing that male infertility is a medical condition, not a personal failing, is the first step toward overcoming the stigma.Priya Oberoi, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Jolie’s parents separate following her father’s business failings, ripping her from an affluent life in Belgium, where her father is from, to a new one in Baltimore, where her mother’s sister runs their family’s century-old ranch.Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024
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It’s also wrapped in a breathable cover that helps with heat dissipation.Lindsay Boyers, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2024
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In September, the Brown family patriarch reflected on his regrets following the dissipation of his marriages.Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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That’s the news out of Oxford University, where a recent study found that there are at least 15 modifiable lifestyle factors that contribute to the acceleration of brain degeneration.Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
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Conventional cotton farming leads to soil degeneration due to intensive use of pesticides and contributes to climate irregularities.Judith Magyar, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Fading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fading. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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