waste (away)

verb

Definition of waste (away)next
as in to fade
to lose bodily strength or vigor the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away

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  1. fade
  2. weaken
  3. go
  4. sag
  5. fail
  6. sink
Verb
  • Advertisement As the years pass, those banners hanging inside Pauley Pavilion fade like the memories of those championships.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • This shift in mindset happens not through mandate but through results: When teams experience firsthand how AI amplifies their capabilities, their resistance naturally fades.
    Manmit Shrimali, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of fade
Verb
  • An easy monetary policy typically weakens a country’s currency, making exports cheaper and potentially supports growth in the face of tariffs.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This rare condition occurs when the ligaments holding the lower ribs in place weaken, allowing the ribs to move out of position and causing pain.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of weaken
Verb
  • The cases, brought by 60 men and 60 women, span incidents going as far back as 1991.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Silk Road traders, for example, needed intermediaries to guarantee that merchandise went one way and payments went another.
    Parvez Siddiqui, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of go
Verb
  • Last season, Stewarts Creek coach Ben Caudill sagged his shoulder on the sideline after a fairly competitive 28-14 loss to Ravenwood in the first round.
    Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Your shoulders and hips shouldn’t be sagging, and your butt shouldn’t be sticking up in the air.
    Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of sag
Verb
  • Ryan Hartman, in a lengthy offensive slump, failed to get back defensively on the Panthers’ third goal.
    Joe Smith, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Baldwin led a group of 21 Democratic senators in a largely symbolic effort to strike Johnson's language on Monday, but the effort failed.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of fail
Verb
  • Nike — The athletic apparel retailer’s stock sank more than 7%.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
  • His vote, combined with opposition from independent, former Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.), was enough to sink the vote 49-50.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of sink
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“Waste (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waste%20%28away%29. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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