withers

present tense third-person singular of wither
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as in dries
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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  • The ionic and ceramic features work together to prevent your hair from burning, and the airflow dries your strands from the inside out to boost overall shine.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The next stop is the workshop, where Faivre dries the cambium bands for 72 hours.
    Emily Monaco With Kat Craddock, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Along with being functional, these bowls offer a modern look with an embossed texture surrounding the exterior and gradient color scheme that fades from the smallest bowl to the largest.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But once the novelty fades, no one will care how a video was made.
    Victor Riparbelli, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The rising intolerance that results erodes social cohesion, undermines support for democratic norms and weakens trust in institutions.
    Andrew Rojecki, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Blocking them causes disruption to the cells’ energy-generating mitochondria and leads to oxidative stress, which further weakens cancer.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The story goes that at the homecoming pep rally in 1995, then-student body president Michael Torregrossa was pushed into the pond by other student government members.
    Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • These spots are all gone, but now, due in part to the rise of #BookTok, where genre fiction often goes viral, booksellers are once again getting more targeted in their approach.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • The cream should hold a soft, semi-sturdy peak that gently droops at the tip without collapsing entirely.
    Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Withers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withers. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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