as in to subside
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
in the course of the evening the storm steadily waned
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Recent Examples of wane
New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
Over the waning months of 1974, Silkwood began to get contaminated.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2024
The wax and wane of terrorism warnings over the years has generally corresponded with the level of actual risk.
—Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
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Verb
However, the effectiveness of this approach can wane over time because the balloon is always inflated.
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
Over the waning months of 1974, Silkwood began to get contaminated.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
That means Ukraine must begin planning for how best to capitalize on Russia’s impending wane.
—Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2024
The wax and wane of terrorism warnings over the years has generally corresponded with the level of actual risk.
—Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wane
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The tension subsides only in the last iteration, as the bare interval A-E swells and then breaks off.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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The foul odors subsided when the facility closed in 2014, but a decade later, the infrastructure sits as a 47-acre blighted industrial property on the edge of the Santa Cruz River.John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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The quicker the curve un-inverts, and the quicker inflation ebbs, the easier his task will be, and the better markets will ultimately do.Kelly Evans, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
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In a social climate where loneliness is on the rise and hanging out is at an ebb, more experiences are vital, Kumar says.Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 13 Sep. 2024
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Climate change exacerbates the threats with rising temperatures disrupting migration patterns and diminishing the availability of milkweed, the monarch caterpillar's essential food source.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Helping to model that behavior and normalizing outreach for support is a great way to diminish the stigma.Subha Barry, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The decline may not seem like a lot, but even a small shift matters in close elections — especially in battleground states with large union memberships, such as Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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The decline in childhood vaccination rates threaten herd immunity and will ultimately allow diseases that were thought to be eradicated to reappear.Omer Awan, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Federal grant aid per student decreased nearly 4% in the same period, which is in line with decreases in enrollment.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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In Denver, stops for speeding decreased by 35% after the change, from more than 8,200 stops in the four months before the policy change to 5,300 in the four months after the change.Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2024
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Mitch Marner’s tying goal was called back for being offside and the team needed to go back to the drawing board to score as the power play was in another slump.Omar White, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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In the past three years, Sony’s stock (SONY) has started to break out of a decades-long slump.John Towfighi, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Broocks noted that the Sandy Hook lawsuit judgments could be overturned in pending appeals and got Murray to acknowledge that the Sandy Hook families' offer in The Onion bid could fall apart if that happens.CBS News, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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With falling costs, tags and sensors will drive intelligent networks across homes and industries, creating connected ecosystems far beyond those achieved to date by devices like Apple’s AirTag.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Even more concerning, each subsequent medication attempt further decreases a patient's chance for remission.Megan Bruneau, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The goal of treatment is remission, where all the signs and symptoms of cancer are gone.4 Cervical cancer treatment options include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.Heidi Cope, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Wane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wane. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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