SHEDDING Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

shedding

verb

present participle of shed

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 Isla Fisher is shedding light on her life since separating from Sacha Baron Cohen. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 Contributor Stewart Savin put this model to the test by cleaning up after her 60-pound German Shepherd rescue mix, whose shedding season is 365 days a year. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026 The study required tracking of millions of individual particles shedding light on turbulence and opening up new avenues of research in nuclear fusion and astronomy. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 WhatNot and other live shopping retailers are shedding their reputations as purveyors of baseball cards by expanding their digital aisles, benefitting niche auction-fluencers like Lally. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 Take your cat to a professional groomer to get rid of loose hair and reduce shedding. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026 The company is simplifying its joint-venture portfolio and shedding underperforming properties. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 First-round linebacker Arvell Reese made a strong run stop on the Giants’ first drive, shedding a block to dump the ballcarrier. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 Quanta spoke with Cao about evidence for the programmed theory of aging, what happens at each stage, and why aging mammals are like trees shedding leaves. — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

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Lowden details peeling back the layers of River and why the character ends up in a much more hopeful place as the show heads into its sixth season.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
But the $16 million project faced immediate problems, including peeling blue sealant and a fierce return of green algae.

— Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of peeling

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Tasks included scooping and dumping sand or gravel, digging and grading trenches, clearing debris from roads, removing tree branches from water edges, and breaking up rocks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
Another tale describes maintenance workers at the Old Zoo dumping spoiled soda syrup off the cliff, which lured swarms of bees.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dumping

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On Day 2, stir mixture and measure out 110 g (1/2 cup) of starter into a fresh container, discarding the rest (at this point, the discard is not ready to be used in recipes).

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2026
The cruise line submitted a subsequent report detailing a range of corrective actions, from rewashing coffee urns to discarding the tray of bread where the fly was found.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of discarding

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At the same time, glycolic acid—an exfoliating ingredient—helps renew skin by sloughing off dead skin cells and improving texture for a silky-smooth finish.

— Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 2 Aug. 2026
The leader of his country’s Socialist Party, Rama came to power in 2013, as Albania was still sloughing off its insular identity.

— Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Definition of sloughing

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New research has found that productivity really does dip over the peak summer months—and that’s because workers, from the front line to corporate management, are ditching their desks to enjoy the warm weather.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
In 2018, Becerra, while serving as state attorney general, popped by Thomas’ golf tournament retirement party, ditching his security detail and fielding work calls from the links.

— Ben Paviour August 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of ditching

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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.

— Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
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.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of molting

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Northeastern Poland was affected by the storm, too, with over 100,000 people losing power.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
After scoring the game’s first run in the top of the 10th, the Angels gave up two with two outs in the bottom of the inning, losing to the Texas Rangers, 2-1, on Friday night, once again wasting a scoreless start from Reid Detmers.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026

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