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
Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The findings highlight a shifting landscape of political violence, marked by growing leftist activity and waning threats from right-wing groups.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
With the best-of-seven series versus Vegas tied and two games each, and Game 5 tied 3-3 in the waning minutes of regulation, Ryan Hartman went hard to the Vegas net.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
With Musk pushed out of the administration and DOGE's influence waning, some onlookers predicted in the weeks leading up to the shutdown deadline that the White House would be less eager to terminate more jobs.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
But as the industry has shifted and studio and indie productions have increasingly looked to set up farther afield to benefit from more attractive tax credits in other states and nations, production in the Big Apple has been waning.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Her nine rebounds were critical and her one assist was perhaps the most important pass of the night, finding Whitcomb in the waning seconds of regulation.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent strength in the stock came amid waning tariff fears and growing optimism that strong demand for its latest iPhones — especially the more expensive models — would support growth.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
The Federal Open Market Committee’s first cut of the year came amid signs that both supply and demand of workers is waning at the same time that near-term impact from tariffs has pushed inflation higher.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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
Noun
Anthony Whaley batted away a pass from Wood during a fourth-and-long sequence in the waning seconds, as his team held on to knock off the two-time reigning Div.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The findings highlight a shifting landscape of political violence, marked by growing leftist activity and waning threats from right-wing groups.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
With the best-of-seven series versus Vegas tied and two games each, and Game 5 tied 3-3 in the waning minutes of regulation, Ryan Hartman went hard to the Vegas net.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
With Musk pushed out of the administration and DOGE's influence waning, some onlookers predicted in the weeks leading up to the shutdown deadline that the White House would be less eager to terminate more jobs.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
But as the industry has shifted and studio and indie productions have increasingly looked to set up farther afield to benefit from more attractive tax credits in other states and nations, production in the Big Apple has been waning.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Her nine rebounds were critical and her one assist was perhaps the most important pass of the night, finding Whitcomb in the waning seconds of regulation.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent strength in the stock came amid waning tariff fears and growing optimism that strong demand for its latest iPhones — especially the more expensive models — would support growth.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
The Federal Open Market Committee’s first cut of the year came amid signs that both supply and demand of workers is waning at the same time that near-term impact from tariffs has pushed inflation higher.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waning
Verb
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Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women, behind lung cancer, although death rates have been decreasing over the last three decades.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The fabric was woven with regenerative cotton from Spain and dyed with Candiani’s Indigo Juice technology, which keeps the dye superficial on yarns, decreasing the energy, water, and chemicals consumption.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
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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However, the bedding itself has held up well without any fraying threads or color fading.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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Like the full-size Dutch oven, the mini cocotte is carefully constructed with heavy-duty stoneware and finished with an enamel glaze that protects the interior from stains, scratches, and fading.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Football, it could be argued, is diminishing its worth by almost never taking a break and playing virtually year-round.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Risks of multivitamins Many of us grew up striving for 100% on every test, but overachieving with multivitamins comes with risk—diminishing their benefits or causing harmful side effects.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Camellia dieback and canker disease is characterized by sudden wilting and yellowing of the foliage and die-back of branch tips.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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The sellers had painted the walls a yellowish hue hovering somewhere between a ripe banana and the grey of a wilting pear.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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From the Luddites smashing looms in 19th-century England to autoworkers walking out over the introduction of robots to the factory floor in the 1980s, resistance has flared before either being crushed or subsiding, giving way to the new economies and social orders the technologies ushered in.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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During the recent measles outbreak centered in Texas, the Pandemic Center’s data contradicted Kennedy’s assertions that the crisis was subsiding, Jennifer Nuzzo, the director of the Pandemic Center, told me.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With less money being invested by record labels into touring, that has created a top-heavy artist hierarchy, with the rich getting richer and the poor and middle class falling by the wayside.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The group acknowledged a need to modernize the government's data gathering processes, which have been hampered by falling survey response rates.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In ‘04, three seasons after the last of five national championships, Miami’s glory-days era was ebbing.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Waning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waning. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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