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wither

verb

ˈwi-t͟hər

Definition of wither

as in to dry

to lose liveliness, force, or freshness shortly after the moon landing, interest in the space program withered the old man seemed to wither suddenly upon turning 80

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as in to fade

to lose bodily strength or vigor if he's left on his own, he'll just wither and die

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Recent Examples of wither Research showed that without fans, home-field advantage withered. — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026 Russian inflation soared while foreign currency reserves shrank and many inputs for its defense industrial base withered. — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Instead of letting the lemon tree’s leaves fall and wither, the culinary team makes oils to use in Scholtmeyer’s imaginative cooking. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 While terracotta pots and baskets lined with coconut coir have their uses, these types of containers dry out much faster and will need careful management to ensure plants don't wither away. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for wither

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wither

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The right specialist, sitting at the table before the ink dried.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
This chocolate brown tea towel will instantly transform your drying rack or oven into a cozy fall corner, ready for whipping up your favorite autumn recipes.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026

Definition of dry

Verb

Analysts are less optimistic that the latest intervention could fundamentally alter the broader course of the yen’s weakening.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
If the partner feels disconnected from the hotel brand, the benefit may add utility while weakening the program’s positioning.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of weaken

Verb

By early summer, the tents sag like dirty diapers from the undersides of boughs.

— Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
The project is located not far from the former Pfizer headquarters on East 42nd Street, where structural columns buckled and floors sagged on July 7 during its conversion into roughly 1,600 apartments.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of sag

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Second, and perhaps more scientific (as far as these things go) is the fact that Sunfyre had not, in any way, begun to rot.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
And Eno and myself at that time were coming into the studio a little bit earlier than everybody in the morning just to get something going.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026