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as in peeling
to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside
a snake's skin doesn't grow as the snake does, so every so often the snake will shed its old skin
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as in dumping
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
you need to shed your old notions of propriety and have some fun for a change
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Recent Examples of shedding
Fellow telecommunications stocks fell on the news, with T-Mobile , AT & T and Verizon shedding 4%.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
One of Hollywood’s strongest leading men is shedding muscle.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
A lot of that comes from shedding the people-pleasing side of me.
—Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
This stop-and-start rhythm plays a key role in how stars grow, allowing the star to feed on material from its surrounding disk while shedding excess mass and spin.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
And in the meantime, the people picking up the tab, none of us are shedding any tears over it.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
The leading causes are shedding skin and hair particles and lint from your towels or toilet paper.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Casually shedding the clichés it’s built upon, HBO‘s crime saga mounts a potent blend of cat-and-mouse chase, bleak family drama, and a character study of quite a few characters under extreme emotional duress.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Now, a century later, archaeologists conducted an isotope analysis on one tooth, the third molar, in the hopes of shedding light on the creature’s life.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
One of Hollywood’s strongest leading men is shedding muscle.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
A lot of that comes from shedding the people-pleasing side of me.
—Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
This stop-and-start rhythm plays a key role in how stars grow, allowing the star to feed on material from its surrounding disk while shedding excess mass and spin.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
And in the meantime, the people picking up the tab, none of us are shedding any tears over it.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
The leading causes are shedding skin and hair particles and lint from your towels or toilet paper.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Casually shedding the clichés it’s built upon, HBO‘s crime saga mounts a potent blend of cat-and-mouse chase, bleak family drama, and a character study of quite a few characters under extreme emotional duress.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Now, a century later, archaeologists conducted an isotope analysis on one tooth, the third molar, in the hopes of shedding light on the creature’s life.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shedding
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Taking butter from a charming dish at breakfast feels warmer and more intentional than peeling back the wrapper on a cold stick from the fridge.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Over time, exposure to the elements has left the dolls dirty and worn, with peeling paint on their faces, tattered clothing, missing eyes, and no hair, creating a chilling and eerie atmosphere.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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However, salary-dumping Drummond wouldn't come without risk for the Sixers.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In an interview, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava noted that dumping dogs is a top complaint in the agricultural area of South Miami-Dade known as Redland.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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These layers are then reorganized into tensor networks, which retain the most important patterns in the layer’s weights while discarding redundant information that isn’t contributing much to overall performance.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Sep. 2025
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Rather than discarding efficiency altogether, Kelly and his team are working to redefine it.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Extreme drought is causing breeding grounds, molting spots and migration stopover sites to vanish.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Aug. 2025
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Some overseas investors have also been unloading government bonds and rotating into Japanese equities , driving its stock markets to fresh highs, analysts who spoke to CNBC noted.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Twins were holding a historic fire sale, unloading 11 players on or just before deadline day.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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But yesterday, Rihanna did a sartorial 180, ditching her tomboyish ’fit for a girly, baby pink look.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
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While some people may experience fleeting sugar and caffeine withdrawal symptoms, ditching soda from your diet can lead to a host of long-term health benefits.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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The 74-year-old François Bayrou resigns on Tuesday after choosing to gamble his political survival on a confidence vote a day earlier—and losing it by a huge margin.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Since then, Cracker Barrel has become a cookie-cutter corporate chain, steadily losing its Southern flavor.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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Most of them are slipping after the band left the country and finished its domestic tour dates, but the fact that so many full-lengths are still on the books shows in any capacity how the reunion has reignited interest in the rockers’ back catalog.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Saving Thomas Jefferson’s favorite seed Winn also feels the traditions slipping.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Shedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shedding. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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