as in weakening
to lose bodily strength or vigor
the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away
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As a major ally to China, South Africa recently intensified pressure to move the embassy in July ahead of another meeting in November that Xi is expected to attend—attempting to signal that South Africa was weakening ties with Taiwan, as China had demanded.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025 -
The economy has slowed, weakening the labor market and forcing the Federal Reserve last week to trim its benchmark short-term interest rate by a quarter percentage point as inflation edges up and amid ongoing tariff uncertainty.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Humor savors an infirmity — a foible, a failing, a venality, a flaw.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Broncos' late failings weren't entirely on Sean Payton, who was trending towards an F here before unleashing fire and fury on the Chargers with the Nix-to-Sutton fake pitch at the end of the first half.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lingering bullishness The hype around European stocks might be fading, but most investors — as noted in BofA's survey findings — seem to be pricing in further upside.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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The filmmaker, whose most recent feature, The Last Showgirl, depicted Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis as fading showgirls on the Las Vegas Strip, is serving on the Spanish film fest’s official jury this year.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, about 37% of those taking Wegovy saw improvement in liver fibrosis and no worsening of their MASH, compared to 22% in the placebo group.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
25 Aug. 2025
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The 16-member task force reviews evidence and public input, then recommends preventive services that catch disease early or prevent worsening, which insurers must cover without patient cost-sharing.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The budget negotiations mark the latest step in the city’s financial crisis, which was caused in large part by sagging sales tax revenue and growing expenses.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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Market breadth was soft, the median stock sagging a bit but still in for a decent week.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Presbyopia is the gradual deterioration of your eyes' ability to focus on close objects.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Three others who died after release due to health deterioration caused by prison conditions.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Harris felt Jill Biden never forgave her for going at Biden hard during the 2019 primary debate.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Rams were 3-6 going into the bye week in 2023 and almost knocked off Detroit in the wild card round.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At the time of the sinking, the king was on land for a political summit to unite the Nordic region.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Starting for the first time in three weeks and for the first time in left field in nearly two months, Johnson laid out to catch a sinking, tailing line drive by Christian Yelich for the first out of the ninth inning.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Wasting (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasting%20%28away%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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