etiolating

present participle of etiolate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for etiolating
Verb
  • Then the hurricane continued on a more northward path around the islands and finally began weakening after powerful 145 mph winds tapered off.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Total job growth was revised lower by the largest amount in history, The revisions erased 911 thousand jobs over the full year period, adding to mounting concerns of a weakening labor market and fueling questions as to the reliability of monthly data being used to gauge employment.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The economic environment remains foggy, with uncertainty around tariffs and a labor market that, while softening in some areas, remains remarkably resilient in others.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This stands in sharp contrast to struggling sectors like multifamily, which are contending with softening rents and oversupply in formerly high-growth markets.
    Andrew DeNardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To avoid wasting time and money, leaders need a simple rule.
    Rishit Lakhani, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But slow oxygen chemistry has remained a stubborn bottleneck, wasting energy and shortening battery life.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Etiolating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etiolating. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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