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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
Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
The new study sheds more light on air pollution’s influence on the brain.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
The fabric isn’t much of a fabric at all, but rather a hardwearing, ultra-thick, high-density nylon armor that sheds water like frogskin.
—Drew Zieff, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
The 6-foot-4, 310-pound Miller sheds blocks with ease.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
This sheds light on the difference in how Leung and the two creators discuss the character’s motivations.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2026
And while the average person sheds 50 to 100 hairs a day, perimenopausal women often lose more than that.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
Our new study, published in the journal Communications, Earth and Environment sheds light on how exactly Earth's plate tectonics have helped to shape global climate over the past 540 million years.
—Ben Mather, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026
It’s made of a premium Polartec fleece that is just as warm as normal fleece but sheds five times fewer microfibers.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
Dani Navarro The discovery of Spinosaurus mirabilis also sheds light on the evolution of the Spinosaurus genus, UChicago said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
The new study sheds more light on air pollution’s influence on the brain.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
The fabric isn’t much of a fabric at all, but rather a hardwearing, ultra-thick, high-density nylon armor that sheds water like frogskin.
—Drew Zieff, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
The 6-foot-4, 310-pound Miller sheds blocks with ease.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
This sheds light on the difference in how Leung and the two creators discuss the character’s motivations.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2026
And while the average person sheds 50 to 100 hairs a day, perimenopausal women often lose more than that.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
Our new study, published in the journal Communications, Earth and Environment sheds light on how exactly Earth's plate tectonics have helped to shape global climate over the past 540 million years.
—Ben Mather, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026
It’s made of a premium Polartec fleece that is just as warm as normal fleece but sheds five times fewer microfibers.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheds
Verb
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Low tides offer a look as the ocean peels back to give people a glimpse at the critters and plant life usually underwater.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
31 Dec. 2025
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Though the show peels back a layer or two in every episode, Barrera’s character remains a bit of a cipher.—
Sofía Tafich,
Vogue,
22 Dec. 2025
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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.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Each victim was hoisted from the field by helicopter and transported to Sno-Cats staged at the Frog Lake huts before being taken to the sheriff’s staging area, where the chief deputy coroner was waiting.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Frog Lake huts, which opened to the public only five years ago after nearly a century of private ownership, have become a popular destination.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Fennell ditches the back half of the book (pretty much everything that happens after a key character’s death), while reading a great deal of unspoken desire between the lines.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Bridgerton season four wisely ditches the blackmail and delays Bridgerton’s indecent proposal.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The ambulance then unloads her on the tarmac next to a private plane.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Continue reading … HEALTH HORROR – Medical watchdog unloads on VCU after nurse fired for viral anti-ICE TikTok video.—
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FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Who needs lobster rolls when this 10-minute shrimp roll is a delicious reminder of shoreside seafood shacks?—
Susan Hall Mahon,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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Church Avenue is revived, nearly every storefront occupied, jazz clubs mixing with Haitian bistros, home-loan shops, day-care centers, and Jamaican fish shacks.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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The stand collar is ideal for keeping the chill out, too, while a water-resistant fabric sloughs off rain and snow with ease.—
Michelle Tchea,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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If someone illegally dumps a couch or a mattress or does something and throws it onto the shoulder of the highway.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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Colleyville Heritage dumps Argyle in 2 OTs Colleyville Heritage got a hugh lay in by Sameer Johnson at the fourth quarter buzzer, off an assist by Dmauri Evans, to tie the game at 48 allowing the Panthers to subdue Argyle 57-51 in double overtime on Thursday.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Sheds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheds. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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