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as in decreasing
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 waning
Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
With Alt out, the Chargers landed his replacement in the waning minutes of the trade deadline.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
That's a big bet on the consumer at a time when confidence is waning.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Trump has thrown more weight behind Miyares than Earle-Sears in the waning days of the campaign.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
In the waning days of the pandemic, appreciation and recognition came from Los Angeles city and county officials, who, according to posts on Farzam’s Instagram, commended Farzam for operating Covid testing centers and hailed him as a leader and role model.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Freshman Jamar Browder cut into his snaps Saturday, a sign that Michigan’s patience might be waning.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
They get infected by people who have waning immunity.
—Rosemary Westwood, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
That included two stellar stops in the waning seconds of the third with Carolina on the power play, rebuffing a slap shot and then blocking the rebound with his leg pad.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
But Wells points out that in addition to the natural waning of the virus, other public health measures, such as vaccination and isolation, are instrumental in stopping its spread.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
Pachón cited box office concentration and a waning appetite for exploration, compounded by insufficient incentives for theaters.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
With Alt out, the Chargers landed his replacement in the waning minutes of the trade deadline.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
That's a big bet on the consumer at a time when confidence is waning.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Trump has thrown more weight behind Miyares than Earle-Sears in the waning days of the campaign.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
In the waning days of the pandemic, appreciation and recognition came from Los Angeles city and county officials, who, according to posts on Farzam’s Instagram, commended Farzam for operating Covid testing centers and hailed him as a leader and role model.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Freshman Jamar Browder cut into his snaps Saturday, a sign that Michigan’s patience might be waning.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
They get infected by people who have waning immunity.
—Rosemary Westwood, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
That included two stellar stops in the waning seconds of the third with Carolina on the power play, rebuffing a slap shot and then blocking the rebound with his leg pad.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waning
Adjective
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While pruning, remove any winter damage, along with dead and declining growths, to allow new shoots to reform the plant.—
Tom MacCubbin,
orlandosentinel.com,
6 Mar. 2021
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In order to reopen, counties must demonstrate declining prevalence of COVID-19, testing ability of 30 tests per 10,000 residents per week, contact tracing and isolation facilities.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
15 May 2020
Noun
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Jojoba oil and multi-weight proteins deeply moisturize and strengthen each strand, while green tea and sage extracts deliver antioxidant protection to help reduce color fading and support a healthy scalp.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Lofka’s seven-piece patio furniture set includes four single armchairs, two corner chairs, a glass-top coffee table, and 14 plush cushions that resist water and fading.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As Arizona squeezes more money from its decreasing share of river water, freighting every drop with critical industries and a booming housing market, the price of water is bound to keep climbing.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The effect of climate change on traditional bear food sources, a steep population decline in rural areas, and the decreasing number of hunters have been cited as factors driving the rise in bear encounters.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The plant may experience transplant shock and show some wilting.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
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Inspect the plant and its soil for signs like yellowing or wilting leaves, smelly soil, dropping leaves, leaf spots, and failure to bloom.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the returns on scaling up chatbots are, at present, diminishing.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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Adopting China’s position in this way would be a blunder, diminishing Taiwan’s resolve to resist Chinese aggression and coercion.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hurricane conditions are occurring within the warning area in Cuba but expected to begin subsiding this afternoon.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Dray also highlighted Honeywell’s strong and enduring core businesses, which subsiding headwinds from here should allow the market to focus better on.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet in practice, America is now collecting billions from importers, much of it falling on carbon-intensive goods and places.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And honestly, what could be more feeble?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Their calculations show that a feeble interaction between the inflaton field and elementary particles called gluons would be sufficient to warm up inflation.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Waning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waning. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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