as in decreasing
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 waning
Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
Janis Carr, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
The Sabres are 0-3-0, and there were chants to fire general manager Kevyn Adams in the waning moments.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
The Orionid meteor shower will unfold against a pristinely dark, moonless sky — unlike the Perseids, whose August peak was somewhat ruined by the light cast by a waning gibbous moon that hid dimmer members of the shower from view.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Fanning’s tensed, squirrelly performance comes to life in these spots, with Polly’s waning trust and fear of betrayal cluing into a wounded self-loathing that becomes the film’s best lasting impression.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
And so, here in the waning hours of 2025, the true luxury coupe pickings are slim.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
The waning daylight prompts one of nature’s most beloved seasonal cycles, the changing leaves of fall.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
In the convention’s waning days, delegates briefly discussed adding a bill of rights but unanimously decided against it.
—Donald Nieman, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
According to EarthSky, a waning gibbous moon will be lighting up the sky around the time of the peak.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
But Wells points out that in addition to the natural waning of the virus, other public health measures, such as vaccination and isolation, are instrumental in stopping its spread.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
Lue emptied the bench in the fourth, and the young players couldn’t hold on to the lead in the waning minutes.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
The Sabres are 0-3-0, and there were chants to fire general manager Kevyn Adams in the waning moments.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
The Orionid meteor shower will unfold against a pristinely dark, moonless sky — unlike the Perseids, whose August peak was somewhat ruined by the light cast by a waning gibbous moon that hid dimmer members of the shower from view.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Fanning’s tensed, squirrelly performance comes to life in these spots, with Polly’s waning trust and fear of betrayal cluing into a wounded self-loathing that becomes the film’s best lasting impression.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
And so, here in the waning hours of 2025, the true luxury coupe pickings are slim.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
The waning daylight prompts one of nature’s most beloved seasonal cycles, the changing leaves of fall.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
In the convention’s waning days, delegates briefly discussed adding a bill of rights but unanimously decided against it.
—Donald Nieman, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
According to EarthSky, a waning gibbous moon will be lighting up the sky around the time of the peak.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waning
Verb
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John McAdorey / Shutterstock file Flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport faced delays of around 30 minutes late Tuesday afternoon, but the delay times were decreasing, the FAA said.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
8 Oct. 2025
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It can be tuned to match your weight and riding style simply by increasing or decreasing the air pressure.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While pruning, remove any winter damage, along with dead and declining growths, to allow new shoots to reform the plant.—
Tom MacCubbin,
orlandosentinel.com,
6 Mar. 2021
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In order to reopen, counties must demonstrate declining prevalence of COVID-19, testing ability of 30 tests per 10,000 residents per week, contact tracing and isolation facilities.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
15 May 2020
Noun
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The fading of the red, white, and blue.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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The fading of the red, white and blue.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But relying on a 35-year-old, who was already showing signs of decline with diminishing velocity, to return to being one of the best pitchers in the sport after Tommy John surgery, is a risk.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Their patches of habitat and their water sources are diminishing; their feeding timeline has grown increasingly erratic, and more barricades are being built all the time, limiting their freedom of movement.—
Ganesh Marín,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Camellia dieback and canker disease is characterized by sudden wilting and yellowing of the foliage and die-back of branch tips.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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The sellers had painted the walls a yellowish hue hovering somewhere between a ripe banana and the grey of a wilting pear.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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From the Luddites smashing looms in 19th-century England to autoworkers walking out over the introduction of robots to the factory floor in the 1980s, resistance has flared before either being crushed or subsiding, giving way to the new economies and social orders the technologies ushered in.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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During the recent measles outbreak centered in Texas, the Pandemic Center’s data contradicted Kennedy’s assertions that the crisis was subsiding, Jennifer Nuzzo, the director of the Pandemic Center, told me.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Margins for row-crop producers have thinned amid falling prices and high fertilizer costs.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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For millions of low-wage workers, these state-level adjustments mean a modest but tangible boost in take-home pay—often the difference between meeting basic needs and falling short.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In ‘04, three seasons after the last of five national championships, Miami’s glory-days era was ebbing.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Waning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waning. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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