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
The company has been shedding staff.
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Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Finding leverage That fiber shedding isn’t a problem one company, no matter how large, can solve alone is something that Gudrun Messias, director of global sustainability direction at Adidas, learned the hard way.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Musically, Lee took on the air of a woman revealing intimate truths about herself one year at a time, shedding layers as a way of rewarding patience with honesty, no matter how brutal.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
This is Ballard shedding his skin and trying to maximize a surprise Super Bowl window that appeared to be boarded up just 10 months ago, when his team missed the playoffs for a fourth straight season.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Under the proposal, districts such as CA-01, CA-03, CA-22, CA-41 and CA-48 are set to shift by shedding conservative-leaning counties and absorbing more Democratic-leaning areas.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Designed to give pet owners some peace of mind, its suction power is also primed to pick up pesky shedding fur lying around.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
Thanks to the emphasis on thinness in American society, people who lose weight and then gain it back will often try another diet, and then another, continuously adding and shedding pounds.
—CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Other sectors are cutting jobs too, Chevron is shedding 8,000 jobs while competitor BP cut 7,700 roles, and beauty firm Estée Lauder is cutting 7,000 positions this year.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Finding leverage That fiber shedding isn’t a problem one company, no matter how large, can solve alone is something that Gudrun Messias, director of global sustainability direction at Adidas, learned the hard way.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Musically, Lee took on the air of a woman revealing intimate truths about herself one year at a time, shedding layers as a way of rewarding patience with honesty, no matter how brutal.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
This is Ballard shedding his skin and trying to maximize a surprise Super Bowl window that appeared to be boarded up just 10 months ago, when his team missed the playoffs for a fourth straight season.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Under the proposal, districts such as CA-01, CA-03, CA-22, CA-41 and CA-48 are set to shift by shedding conservative-leaning counties and absorbing more Democratic-leaning areas.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Designed to give pet owners some peace of mind, its suction power is also primed to pick up pesky shedding fur lying around.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
Thanks to the emphasis on thinness in American society, people who lose weight and then gain it back will often try another diet, and then another, continuously adding and shedding pounds.
—CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Other sectors are cutting jobs too, Chevron is shedding 8,000 jobs while competitor BP cut 7,700 roles, and beauty firm Estée Lauder is cutting 7,000 positions this year.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shedding
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Commonly grown as multi-trunked specimens, the exfoliating bark takes center stage in winter with peeling layers of cinnamon-brown.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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Scientists tracking humpbacks off the coast of Australia have captured rare footage that shows clutches of the freeloading fish peeling away from their host in what looks like a high-speed game of chicken, just moments before the whale breaches.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Gacy admitted dumping other victims in the Des Plaines River after running out of space.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Clark County Water Reclamation District (CCWRD) claims that, this summer, Boring Company employees refused to stop dumping drilling fluids when inspectors arrived at its project site near the center of town and directed them to stop, according to the violation.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Let the masks sit for 10 minutes under the eyes, discarding after use and patting in excess serum.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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She is accused of killing her 39-year-old boyfriend, David Carter, dismembering him then discarding his body parts along I-75 near Hancock, Ohio in September 2018.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Bay and La, along with Pah Reh, 21, and Luh Reh, 23, were arrested and charged with murder after Kaing was killed by bullet from a nearby shooting while unloading food from her car outside her Xenia Street apartment complex on July 15, 2022.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
6 Nov. 2025
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Studies conducted in recent years have shown that women in heterosexual couples predominantly take on the brunt of domestic tasks—managing the family’s calendar, unloading the dishwasher, feeding pets.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Skincare, after all, begins precisely with one’s choice of cleanser, setting the stage for clean, glowing skin by morning and sloughing away the day’s impurities by night.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
7 Oct. 2025
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And Gen Zers are leading the charge in ditching paper for plastic.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Weekends have a different vibe altogether — wedding parties, Bay Area couples ditching the Central Valley heat, city dwellers chasing a calmer scene.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 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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The Buffalo Bills followed up an impressive win over the Kansas City Chiefs, their long-time AFC nemesis, with an almost inexplicable flop against the Miami Dolphins in Week 10, losing 30-13 on the road.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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When considering improvement, Berzin suggests focusing on changing the ratio of muscle to fat rather than simply losing weight.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Shedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shedding. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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