waste away
phrasal verb
wasted away; wasting away; wastes away
: to become thinner and weaker because of illness or lack of food
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Earth wastes away; the body wastes away; Faith dies, distrust is born.
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Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 9 July 2024
Sardonic and genuinely startling, Horror Movie is a page-turner for any genre buff who's ever wasted away in a YouTube video essay rabbit hole.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 28 June 2024
Days, sometimes weeks, pass as your crates sit in the blazing sun, their contents wasting away.
—Tariq Kenney-Shawa, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
Following Rodgers’ injury, Douglas and Saleh decided to roll with Zach Wilson as the Jets’ starting quarterback and wasted away a top-five defense.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2024
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Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 9 July 2024
Sardonic and genuinely startling, Horror Movie is a page-turner for any genre buff who's ever wasted away in a YouTube video essay rabbit hole.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 28 June 2024
Days, sometimes weeks, pass as your crates sit in the blazing sun, their contents wasting away.
—Tariq Kenney-Shawa, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
Following Rodgers’ injury, Douglas and Saleh decided to roll with Zach Wilson as the Jets’ starting quarterback and wasted away a top-five defense.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Waste away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waste%20away. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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