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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
Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
Thereafter, however, the moon has been setting later in the evening and has been slowly waning in brightness.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
So Mike’s influence at the prison, for now, may be waning.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
Globally, aggregate demand is expected to peak between 2060 and 2070, with China’s dominance waning as developing regions such as Africa, South Asia, and South America expand.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
In the waning minutes of the first quarter of Sunday’s Chiefs-Bills broadcast, CBS’ lead color analyst began making a series of noises that sounded like the Hamburglar going through a bad divorce.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Since then, fans from around the country have followed the Cowboy fans’ lead to entertain themselves in the waning stages of blowouts.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 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
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
His declining health and waning support kept him from winning the 1884 Republican nomination.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
Thereafter, however, the moon has been setting later in the evening and has been slowly waning in brightness.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
So Mike’s influence at the prison, for now, may be waning.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
Globally, aggregate demand is expected to peak between 2060 and 2070, with China’s dominance waning as developing regions such as Africa, South Asia, and South America expand.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
In the waning minutes of the first quarter of Sunday’s Chiefs-Bills broadcast, CBS’ lead color analyst began making a series of noises that sounded like the Hamburglar going through a bad divorce.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Since then, fans from around the country have followed the Cowboy fans’ lead to entertain themselves in the waning stages of blowouts.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 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
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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The signature lumber is low-maintenance and resists staining, fading, and retaining moisture — even in coastal and harsh climates.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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But with production starts fading, assets flipping and AI looming, creators and corporatists alike are running short on resilience.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 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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Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Business leaders say that such policies risk accelerating an exodus of companies, diminishing the city’s commercial tax base, and ultimately affecting services and jobs essential to millions of New Yorkers.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 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 15 Nov. 2025.
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