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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In the bond market, Treasury yields fell after a report said sales at U.S. retailers weakened by much more last month than economists expected.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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His executive order, unless reversed by the courts, will encourage greater corruption in Latin America, hurting the region’s economies, weakening democratic institutions and making countries poorer.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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Or the play that our sister was in and our whole family went and cheered.—
Jed Brewer,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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But that didn't stop her from going above and beyond to get the perfect shot.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 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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The Oilers failed to shut down Michkov, though, who had his second career 3-point effort and could be rejuvenated for the stretch run.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
23 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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Hungary’s democracy resembled a single-compartment ship that needed to be punctured at only one point to sink.—
BÁLINT MADLOVICS,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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Cheers sank both free throws for a 46-45 lead, and Marion was able to drain the clock down to 4.7 seconds left, when Morgan split a pair of free throws.—
Chuck Livingston Special to the Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
8 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 26 Feb. 2025.
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