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as in peels
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 discards
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 sheds
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
29 June 2026
Comcast's shares rose, and Charter's also surged, sparking speculation of a potential merger between the cable giants, especially as Comcast sheds its entertainment division, which could ease regulatory hurdles.
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David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Just as my outfit choices become breezier in the soupy months of summer, my makeup routine sheds some layers, too.
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Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
25 June 2026
Through Jana’s personal story and her unique relationship with Robert Richardson, the film also sheds light on an important chapter of American cinema history.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
The study, led by scientists from Linköping University in Sweden, the University of Potsdam in Germany, and the Paul Drude Institute in Berlin, sheds light on a long-standing challenge in the development of organic photovoltaics (OPV).
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
Some transplanted hair sheds in the first weeks.
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Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The president, 80, wrote on Truth Social over the weekend that his administration will have to drain the pool and start over again as the new liner sheds chunks of itself.
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Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
It’s also coated with Eddie Bauer’s StormRepel DWR finish that sheds water instead of letting the fabric absorb it.
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Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
Verb
In granting the President this unbridled authority, the Court upends its precedent, misconstrues our history, and sheds any pretense of judicial modesty.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
29 June 2026
Comcast's shares rose, and Charter's also surged, sparking speculation of a potential merger between the cable giants, especially as Comcast sheds its entertainment division, which could ease regulatory hurdles.
—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Just as my outfit choices become breezier in the soupy months of summer, my makeup routine sheds some layers, too.
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Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
25 June 2026
Through Jana’s personal story and her unique relationship with Robert Richardson, the film also sheds light on an important chapter of American cinema history.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
The study, led by scientists from Linköping University in Sweden, the University of Potsdam in Germany, and the Paul Drude Institute in Berlin, sheds light on a long-standing challenge in the development of organic photovoltaics (OPV).
—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
Some transplanted hair sheds in the first weeks.
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Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The president, 80, wrote on Truth Social over the weekend that his administration will have to drain the pool and start over again as the new liner sheds chunks of itself.
—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
It’s also coated with Eddie Bauer’s StormRepel DWR finish that sheds water instead of letting the fabric absorb it.
—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheds
Verb
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This peels the macro noise off the 10-K, leaving behind a clean, company-specific dataset that background models can actually calculate.
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As the series peels back the secrets surrounding the coastal town, Southwick’s performance evolves from rebellious teenager to a young man forced to confront painful truths about his family and his place in a much larger story.
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Try the Storm Chaser, which sends you into a zero-gravity fall, catches you in a funnel, then discards you into a pool below.
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At the same time, Gans discards the psychological and spatial logic that gave meaning to the original telling’s dream-like sense of disorientation.
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The Kreung people of northeastern Cambodia build huts for their adolescent daughters to use for erotic liaisons and encourage them to have as many of these as possible before choosing a husband.
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The Blue Lagoon purchased the property and began welcoming guests in 2023 across a hotel, a set of private lodges, huts, a hostel, and a campsite.
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Meta ditches Ray-Ban and adds Kylie Jenner.
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Fulda all but ditches his ambitious partner Chaton (Vincent Dedienne), in order to team up with Stéphane to get to the bottom of the endless pig-slaughter, and to put paid to the local superstition that Brun’s ghost may be the culprit.
Verb
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Pickle Robot's system unloads boxes from trailers or containers.
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An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on March 11, 2026.
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The rocky beach is lined with beach chairs that can be rented, and there are several traditional taverns and snack shacks.
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Police said two Mozambican men were killed during violence in late May in Mossel Bay, a coastal town in the Western Cape, where more than 50 shacks in an informal settlement were burned.
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Primarily, there are beta hydroxy acids (BHAs) courtesy of lipo hydroxy acid (LHA), a deep-penetrating chemical exfoliant that gently sloughs off old, dead cells to reveal brighter, fresher skin.
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Their body care kit gets to the root of smooth skin with a trio of products including a pre-sluff bar that rids it of lotions and oils, a washable textured mitt that sloughs off dead cells and a eucalyptus-scented body lotion that loads it with hydration while making your bathroom smell like a spa.
Verb
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News 12 reported that the boy's body had been discovered at a waste collection center in Stamford, having been brought there by a truck that dumps trash and recyclables there.
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Towns dumps the ball off to Mitchell Robinson for his easiest two points of the night.
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“Sheds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheds. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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