as in to fade
to lose bodily strength or vigor
the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away
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The resin material looks like solid wood but won’t fade in the sun or require repainting.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025 -
The young designer with Nigerian-Indian origins has incorporated files and documents into T-shirts, and has used a fading method on some of the pieces and inserted pieces of gold embroidery onto the shirts and dresses.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Fed officials are closely monitoring inflation and the labor market for signs of a potentially weakening economy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
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But the Trump administration's new cuts further weaken a banking watchdog that has been sounding the alarm for years about its decreasing ability to prevent future banking crises.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2025
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This goes for the show's host, Kevin O'Connor, and its core cast of experts — Tom Silva, Richard Trethewey and Jenn Nawada — and for members of production who are behind the scenes.—
Maddie McGay,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Megan Mullally hosted the 2019 SAG Awards, but the next four ceremonies went host-less until Bell’s return was announced earlier this year.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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Golden State dared Houston to shoot jumpers, mixing in zones and sagging off their shooters to negate the young Rockets’ elite athletes.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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When hotel staff noticed that fronds on the trees were starting to sag, an arborist was brought in to diagnose the problem.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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According to the January 29 data, cases of illness were reported in California, Illinois, Massachusetts,, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, In a break from its usual conduct, the CDC has failed to update its tracking webpages to include either outbreak.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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But any argument that new apps are not required now fails.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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What to Know The study examined California's vertical land motion—both sinking (subsidence) and rising (uplift)—over the period from 2015 to 2023.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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After the Broncos missed their first seven 3-point attempts and trailed 23-13, Meadow finally sank a shot from beyond the arc to spark a 21-9 run.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Waste (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waste%20%28away%29. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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