as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
the unpleasant task of sloughing through the muck to retrieve the ball
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also sluffing
as in shedding
to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside
the snake is sloughing its old skin
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Recent Examples of sloughing
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
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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Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
The bright wallpaper that Nataliia and Valerii had hung was sloughing off in layers, green giving way to roses.
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Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
With the same concept as an exfoliating serum for your face—tackling hyperpigmentation, sloughing off patchy texture, controlling acne, and improving overall skin tone—exfoliation has gone full body with everything from sprays to buffing bars and serums.
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Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2026
So, on Thursday night’s show Kimmel doubled-down once again, sloughing off the latest attack from the leader of the free world on his late night comedy show.
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Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
21 Nov. 2025
Verb
Digging around Amazon led me to a skin-sloughing solution.
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Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
After sloughing off his final semester the first time around at USC, Lee needed at least three B’s and two A’s.
—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
The bright wallpaper that Nataliia and Valerii had hung was sloughing off in layers, green giving way to roses.
—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
With the same concept as an exfoliating serum for your face—tackling hyperpigmentation, sloughing off patchy texture, controlling acne, and improving overall skin tone—exfoliation has gone full body with everything from sprays to buffing bars and serums.
—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2026
So, on Thursday night’s show Kimmel doubled-down once again, sloughing off the latest attack from the leader of the free world on his late night comedy show.
—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloughing
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In an era of digital overwhelm and social isolation, gathering around a table, shuffling tiles and building order out of chaos together feels like exactly what people are reaching for right now.
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The model of shuffling that the new result depends on, like Bayer and Diaconis’ before it, still assumes that the cards riffle down one by one, rather than in clumps.
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Meanwhile, those infected people will be shedding eggs in their feces.
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And only time will truly tell which side shedding Ball falls on.
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Gane finished off Pereira in the second round to win the title on Sunday after sending him stumbling with a right jab followed by a hammer fist.
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But stumbling into a town with a visual landscape that still shows Guedes' thumbprint was a delight.
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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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That feeling solidified during their solo date, which included stomping grapes, exploring a winery and making a promise to open a special bottle of wine together one year later.
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In the grainy video, an individual is seen appearing to throw a woman to the ground in the North Philadelphia alley and then hitting her repeatedly in the head with a brick, kicking her, and stomping her face, WPVI reported.
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“Sloughing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloughing. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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