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as in to cream
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to defeat by a large margin
I can't believe I bet on a football team that ended up getting waxed 45-0
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as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the commitment of the young volunteers to the cause seems to wax and wane
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Recent Examples of wax
Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
On the precipitation front, drought waxed and waned during the year.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
At 11 days old in its lunar cycle, the moon will be in its waxing gibbous phase, with around 92% of its disk illuminated by sunlight.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Opposition to birthright citizenship emerged almost immediately with its enactment as part of the 14th Amendment, which was adopted in 1868, and has waxed and waned in parallel with political controversies over immigration.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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His shot has waxed and waned, as have his minutes as the team has gotten healthier.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
On the precipitation front, drought waxed and waned during the year.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
At 11 days old in its lunar cycle, the moon will be in its waxing gibbous phase, with around 92% of its disk illuminated by sunlight.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Opposition to birthright citizenship emerged almost immediately with its enactment as part of the 14th Amendment, which was adopted in 1868, and has waxed and waned in parallel with political controversies over immigration.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Wax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wax. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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