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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waste (away)
  1. fade
  2. weaken
  3. go
  4. sag
  5. fail
  6. sink
Verb
  • Premium keyboards should have great keys so the Q5 HE has OSA-profile keys made from PBT material which provides superb oil resistance and a more luxurious feel and wear-resistant legends that won’t fade.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • After all, rival technologies don't fade away immediately.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of fade
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  • Russia ruble rout The Russian ruble weakened to 114 against the dollar on Wednesday.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Russia's Central Bank (CBR) intervened on Wednesday to prop up the plummeting ruble, which weakened to 114 against the U.S. dollar, its lowest since March 2022 during the first weeks of Putin's full-scale invasion.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of weaken
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  • Frantically Shoving Coats Aside One thing to think about ahead of time is where guests’ coats will go.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Thanksgiving guests are often aware of how much work goes into hosting, and don’t want to pile extra tasks onto their host’s to-do list.
    Virgie Tovar, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of go
Verb
  • After that, throughout the first season, whenever the story started sagging, Sheridan would drop a few more bodies.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
  • There are calls for change as attendance for home games starts to sag.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of sag
Verb
  • And businesses could also lease the land but fail to utilize it.
    Li Zhou, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
  • All the remaining works sold; 15 went for prices at or above their high estimate, while 12 sold within estimate and 15 failed to meet their low estimates.
    Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of fail
Verb
  • On the other hand, a mattress that’s too soft may let your shoulders and hips sink too much, causing poor spinal alignment.
    Heather Cruickshank, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
  • While third-quarter earnings grew 2.1% over the same period last year, beer sales fell about 3.1% by volume, thanks largely to economic woes in China, where revenues sank 16% in just three months.
    BYVivienne Walt, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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