1
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
Meanwhile, those infected people will be shedding eggs in their feces.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
And only time will truly tell which side shedding Ball falls on.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
Trump has not provided any evidence that vandals are responsible for damaging the Reflecting Pool, which began shedding chunks of its new coating days after the expensive renovation.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Akin to a snake shedding its skin, the TikToker would peel the finished mask from their face to reveal a bouncy, glowing complexion.
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Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
Season 5 restores that emphasis, shedding much of the extra weight that bogged it down.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Weight-loss jabs are the latest craze for shedding a few pounds.
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Nadine Wehida,
Scientific American,
25 June 2026
Best Value Commerce SEO director Stewart Savin has gone through her fair share of vacuums to pick up after her dog Dexter’s shedding hair, dirt, and treat crumbs.
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Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
25 June 2026
Stone also reported less hair shedding while taking the gummies, but was careful not to overclaim.
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Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
And only time will truly tell which side shedding Ball falls on.
—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
Trump has not provided any evidence that vandals are responsible for damaging the Reflecting Pool, which began shedding chunks of its new coating days after the expensive renovation.
—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Akin to a snake shedding its skin, the TikToker would peel the finished mask from their face to reveal a bouncy, glowing complexion.
—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
Season 5 restores that emphasis, shedding much of the extra weight that bogged it down.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Weight-loss jabs are the latest craze for shedding a few pounds.
—
Nadine Wehida,
Scientific American,
25 June 2026
Best Value Commerce SEO director Stewart Savin has gone through her fair share of vacuums to pick up after her dog Dexter’s shedding hair, dirt, and treat crumbs.
—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
25 June 2026
Stone also reported less hair shedding while taking the gummies, but was careful not to overclaim.
—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shedding
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The Associated Press verified that one man was arrested after touching the already-peeling paint.
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Common problems include over-filing of the nail plate, improper gel removal that leads to peeling or picking, concerns about UV lamp exposure and ongoing dehydration of the nail plate under the polish.
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The best way to combat mosquitoes is by interrupting their life cycle, consistently dumping out containers, refreshing water in birdbaths, and adding Mosquito Dunks to wet areas that can't be easily drained.
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The first signs were his dramatic overreaction to the girls dumping Gabe.
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But the lawyer for suspect Iqbal Bacchus, 46, suggested Bacchus was selling wiring that the hospital was discarding.
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The council also ordered up a measure doubling the amount of money allocated for the Department of Recreation and Parks, discarding an alternative plan that would have increased it by 50%.
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Indiana Fever Head Coach Stephanie White led the charge, completely unloading on Thomas and the league's officials during her postgame press conference.
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As soon as one plane finished unloading passengers, another was right behind it.
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Digging around Amazon led me to a skin-sloughing solution.
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After sloughing off his final semester the first time around at USC, Lee needed at least three B’s and two A’s.
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For golf cart operators, that evolution absolutely begins by ditching archaic lead-acid relics engineered for a bygone era.
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There are many reasons for this – not the least of which is that ditching the pilot and the cockpit itself opens up the opportunity to not only simplify the design of the aircraft, but also free up valuable cargo space and reduce weight.
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Now, in his fourth week checking the hawk’s nest on OC Parks’ land managed by the Irvine Ranch Conservancy, Gough noticed the color change, indicating the chicks are molting their feathers, doing well, and growing.
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On the Sonora stage Sunday, the 22-year-old Newark rapper-producer who arrived at the current screaming catharsis via a circuit of molting SoundCloud-era microgenres was at once dangerously commanding and euphoric while tearing through highlights from last year’s Revengeseekerz.
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Panama can't make anything of its counter attacks and keeps losing the ball in transition.
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Sweden finished third in Group F, winning its first game by four goals and losing its second by the same margin.
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“Shedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shedding. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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