as in fades
to lose bodily strength or vigor
the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away
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When societies forget that, their compassion fades, and tyranny finds new justifications.—
Oscar Biscet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025 -
The heliopause is the boundary of our solar system, where the solar wind fades out.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
5 Dec. 2025
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Restricting those channels weakens influence competitors have struggled to match.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
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Iran’s government warned that any division at home over the deal weakens its negotiating position, and those criticizing negotiators are taking aim at a national decision.—
Julia Frankel,
Fortune,
14 June 2026
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Kingsley directs with confidence, even though the film sags a bit when the ever-escalating action starts to overtake the character comedy.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
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Lastly, and this goes without saying, but bring a plastic water bottle.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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In testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Sheila Clark, President and CEO of the California Hospice and Palliative Care Association, warned that the damage goes far beyond the theft of tax dollars.—
Wes Kilgore,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Sunday under a law that generally applies when a driver fails to obey an official traffic-control device.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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The burn fails, but the capsule has just enough inertia to be drawn to Earth once again.—
Neil Oseman,
Space.com,
14 June 2026
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“Wastes (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wastes%20%28away%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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