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as in drooped
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
the plants wilted after I forgot to water them for three whole days
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as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor
she had wilted a bit after walking around the hot and humid city
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as in dried
to lose liveliness, force, or freshness
after six solid hours of painting, his energy was starting to wilt
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Recent Examples of wilted
When stored in oil, fresh herbs retain their flavor—and don’t get wilted, brown, or spoil.
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Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wilted
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When the screams faded away, Monica Santana and Maria Lema, who had driven down from Waukegan to scream, peeled off.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The legal sands shifted in the weeks and months after they were formally charged and days of demonstrations protesting his death faded out.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Make sure to harvest dill in the morning after any dew has dried and before the heat of the day kicks in.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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To treat more stubborn stains or those that have dried and set in, try one of these methods for eliminating soy sauce stains from clothing.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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Looking to begin their title defense, the Eagles are already closing the door on last year’s success and won’t watch their newest banner be hung.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some women hung their laundry behind their houses, and daughters served their fathers by reading newspapers on wooden benches outside their houses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The problem is that what gets cut isn’t always cosmetic, and sometimes the very safeguards designed to block harmful outputs, such as hate speech or criminal instructions, are weakened or lost.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the latest jobs report confirmed that the labor market weakened sharply over the spring and summer and that sectors most affected by tariffs have seen the biggest losses.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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In the United States, the middle layer of agriculture — small to mid-sized processors, tanneries, and aggregators — has withered under decades of globalization.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Although Dodik has threatened to defy the ruling, Mujanović said much of his support base in the entity has withered away.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
9 Aug. 2025
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The Federal Reserve had been pressured to keep interest rates low to facilitate wartime financing, resulting in a dollar that sagged badly from its official gold parity.—
Nathan Lewis,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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At the conclusion of the state's case Wednesday, the defense moved to have the case dismissed, arguing the state had failed to prove its case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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So far this decade — according to Brian McNoldy, a senior research associate at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science — the number of days that lows failed to dip below 80 degrees has already doubled compared to the 2000’s.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Wilted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wilted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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