etiolating

verb

present participle of etiolate
as in weakening
to diminish the physical strength of the long, stressful days and sleepless nights gradually etiolated him

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  1. weakening
  2. softening
  3. wasting
Verb
  • OpenAI disclosed a pair of safety incidents that involved AI agents weakening their safety monitoring systems during internal coding tasks.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, weakening brand loyalty threatens an advantage established manufacturers have relied on for decades.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of weakening
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  • On that topic of change, McIlroy began softening his stance about LIV players returning to the PGA Tour months ago.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The milestone arrives at a precarious time for Australia’s festival sector, which has seen a wave of cancellations and closures in recent years amid rising costs and softening ticket sales.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of softening
Verb
  • Advertisement Buy portions that match your appetite Throwing away part of a chicken breast means wasting more than dinner.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Chronicling the hyper-niche behaviors that define our online existence, Berlant describes the seemingly inescapable embarrassment of wasting one’s life away in an endless scroll.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of wasting
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“Etiolating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etiolating. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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