wilted

past tense of wilt

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wilted
Verb
  • Some are hung high above supper-club tables or auctioned off to private collectors.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In another video, toys like Spider-Man and Buzz Lightyear hung from a doorframe by strings.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • However, Assad’s army withered away with hardly a shot being fired in anger, or in Assad’s defense.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • But the defense surrendered a touchdown on the first drive and withered at critical junctures.
    Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Ice in contact with a moldy chute and a knife in contact with a trash can while being used are two of the reasons an Oakland Park grocery store failed state inspection Tuesday.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • But those attempts have failed, most recently in 2019, and Florida has persisted with its harsh penalties.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Wilted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wilted. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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