as in to subside
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
in the course of the evening the storm steadily waned
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Recent Examples of wane
Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Those that do often find benefits wane over time (with some exceptions).
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
David Folkenflik, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
The 5-foot-10 actor of Training Day and Before Sunset was tasked with channeling a man many said was barely 5 feet tall with waning hair.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Hopes wane for global plastic pollution treaty Negotiations over a global treaty to curb plastic pollution resume today, but opposition from the US and other oil-producing states has dimmed hopes for success.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Those that do often find benefits wane over time (with some exceptions).
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
At the outset, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting helped to pay for the initiative, though the funding soon waned.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
The 5-foot-10 actor of Training Day and Before Sunset was tasked with channeling a man many said was barely 5 feet tall with waning hair.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wane
Verb
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The Royals are waiting for his back spasms to subside before getting him back into game action.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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By 2008, Americans were withdrawing, and combat deaths were subsiding to their lowest level since the start of the occupation.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ties reached their lowest ebb in January 2010 after the Israeli security service Mossad dispatched a 27-strong death squad to Dubai to assassinate Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior weapons procurer for Hamas.—
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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The appetite for big technology bets, or for backing pre-revenue entrepreneurs and project developers, is at a low ebb (with the exception perhaps of fusion power innovations).—
Rob Day,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That transition will bring with it some advantages (the conflict of being a part of the Comcast empire is diminished) but also challenges.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Many observers feel that the family’s power in Thailand is diminished, and its long dominant political machine could finally be out of steam.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Chinese authorities said that headline CPI had slipped into negative territory largely due to the high-base last year and lower food prices, while crediting the narrower decline in producer prices in part to Beijing's efforts in regulating the excessive price competition.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Apple—which topped the World’s Best Companies list in 2024—is notably absent this year due to a decline in revenue from 2022 to 2024, which many Wall Street analysts have postulated could be due to the company falling behind on AI.—
Charlotte Hu,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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They’re formulated with hydrating ingredients designed to decrease puffiness and help with dark circles.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Darrow says the orchard’s acreage has decreased by half, mirroring the state’s overall decline since 2000.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fikry is recently widowed, and bookstore sales are in a slump.—
Susan Coll
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, shortstop Francisco Lindor, whose second-half slump certainly has been a big part of the problem, expressed faith in his club despite another drubbing at the hand of the Phillies on Wednesday night.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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National Weather Service meteorologists consider forecasting waterspouts during the late summer and fall whenever large, cool air masses overspread the waters of the Great Lakes.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Buildings told CBS News New York and News 12 Long Island that a 10-by-10-inch section of the ceiling collapsed due to possible water damage, and pieces of the building fell on customers dining inside.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Robach entered remission in 2014.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images Since the landmark stem cell transplantation which saw Timothy Ray Brown become the first person to be cured of HIV in 2007, ten people around the world have been reported either cured or in long-term remission from the virus through similar procedures.—
Juergen Eckhardt,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Wane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wane. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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