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
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
This trend, however, has waned in recent years.
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Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
Interim manager Chad Tracy and a trainer visited Bennett on the mound, and Bennett stayed in to get Jonathan Aranda to strike out looking on his 86th pitch, but Tracy turned to Weissert after seeing Bennett’s velocity wane.
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Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
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Verb
After a long string of hit records, the band’s fortunes waned from the mid-’80s to the late ’90s.
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Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
This trend, however, has waned in recent years.
—
Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
Noun
In percentage terms, overall spending in the upfront is on the wane, though the total ad business has been resilient as rising digital players like Amazon and YouTube counter consolidation and retrenchment of traditional TV.
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Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
Interim manager Chad Tracy and a trainer visited Bennett on the mound, and Bennett stayed in to get Jonathan Aranda to strike out looking on his 86th pitch, but Tracy turned to Weissert after seeing Bennett’s velocity wane.
—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wane
Verb
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Shinnecock Hills did its part, even after the strongest wind subsided.
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While the most intense combat has subsided, Israeli forces have continued launching airstrikes and opening fire on Palestinians, leaving more than 1,000 people dead since the ceasefire began in October, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
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Years of going through the ebbs and flows of playoff games had the Knicks ready.
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Construction ebbs and flows with cyclical interest rates.
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The weight that was added to the structure over its lifetime diminished the building’s margins against failure, the report said.
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Louden points out that sometimes an English word strengthens and diversifies the Pennsylvania Dutch lexicon rather than diminishes it.
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That window is shorter than most executives assume, as mental and physical declines often begin earlier than midlife, while the leader still feels fully capable and engaged.
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The decline in energy prices is easing inflation concerns, which has helped push the 10-year Treasury yield down roughly 9 basis points.
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This significantly minimizes cybersecurity risks by decreasing the number of outside players that may have access to the data through cloud or hardware infrastructure.
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.
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In addition, Nike has reported a sales slump in China , or a market that once served as a considerable driver of its growth.
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This market slump wasn't isolated, affecting Korean and European firms as well.
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Scheffler, who fell nine shots behind with a pair of bogeys at the start, shot 32 on the back nine by chipping in from 65 feet on the 14th for the start of three straight birdies.
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Overall homicides in the United States have fallen for four consecutive years, according to FBI data analyzed by the Washington Post.
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Kim Adamski’s husband, takes a biologic TNF inhibitor, a specialty medicine keeping him in remission from Crohn’s.
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Caitlin, 24, went into remission twice after chemotherapy and a transplant after her first cancer diagnosis in April 2025.
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“Wane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wane. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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