as in to fade
to lose bodily strength or vigor
the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away
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Preliminary findings from Fussell’s ongoing research show that early racial disparities in who returned to New Orleans after Katrina have faded in the years since the storm.—
Dian Zhang,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025 -
Low-skill industries such as sugar, and then oil and chemicals, and then tourism—by now sugar has faded, but the others, along with the port, still power the local private economy—seemed to provide what Louisiana needed.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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Israeli strikes severely weakened Hezbollah – culminating in the assassination of its revered leader, Hassan Nasrallah – and significantly curtailed the group’s domestic clout.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Symptoms related to Listeria monocytogenes Listeria is especially harmful to people whose immune system is weakened or not fully developed but can also impact healthy individuals.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors said the 22-year-old man did not go with him to the hospital.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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When fine lines, sun spots, and sagging begin to set in, the best face masks for mature skin can provide the plumping moisture your skin might have lost over time.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
26 Aug. 2025
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Lowry's procedure was possibly a platysmaplasty, which aims to eliminate excess and sagging skin around the neck, according to Cleveland Clinic.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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In 1995, valuations were huge, startups were burning cash, and most experiments failed.—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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But if a provider offers biometric processing services — or fails to safeguard the data in its possession — plaintiffs could test the boundaries of liability.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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However, the injury bug is still sinking its teeth into some of their main players.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Inside China, however, the country often seems to be not taking over the world so much as sinking into an autocratic abyss.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Waste (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waste%20%28away%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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