1
as in to peel
to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside
a snake's skin doesn't grow as the snake does, so every so often the snake will shed its old skin
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2
as in to unload
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
you need to shed your old notions of propriety and have some fun for a change
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Recent Examples of shed
Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Brent crude, the international standard, shed 36 cents to $65.18 per barrel.
—Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Ali Faccenda, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
While moving the shed and excavating the ground beneath it April 9, authorities found human remains buried under the building that were partially encased in concrete.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Keysight Technologies — The commercial electronics stock shed 0.2% after results for the fiscal second quarter topped expectations.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Brent crude, the international standard, shed 36 cents to $65.18 per barrel.
—Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Noun
Suncast Resin Vertical Tool Shed $623 $346 at Wayfair
Unlike other outdoor storage solutions that are made of clunky wood or metal, this shed is an aesthetically pleasing alternative that won’t be an eyesore.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
While moving the shed and excavating the ground beneath it April 9, authorities found human remains buried under the building that were partially encased in concrete.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shed
Verb
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In addition to peeling skin, acral peeling skin syndrome has other symptoms.—
Kelly Burch Published,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
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Or peel away and head just down the petite staircase to Le Terrazze, the indoor/outdoor on-site restaurant where chef Alessandro Fiacco churns out his culinary art.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Beside her, Skinner had unloaded his less dazzling bench in a desperate attempt to seize something.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Senior editor covering aerospace and defense The president may be thirsting for a new four-engine jumbo jet, but many governments and royal families are unloading their fuel-guzzling palaces in the sky.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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After battling nine days of brutal heat, zero security, and rough nights in mud huts, the Clooneys returned to the U.S. in time for a rally organized by the Save Darfur Coalition on the National Mall, where other speakers included then Senator Barack Obama.—
Jake Tapper,
New Yorker,
13 May 2025
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According to the official Mount Fuji website, all trails to the summit are closed and most of the trail signs have been removed, with all huts, toilets and first aid stations also shut for the off season.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Plus, people are ditching their pay-TV packages for cheaper streaming options and further chipping away at the cable companies’ once-lucrative bottom lines.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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Finally, ditch the return-to-office mandates and try piloting schedules that are outside of the traditional 9-5, 5 days a week.—
Lindsay Kohler,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar sold about $21 million worth of Palantir stock, while co-founder and president Stephen Cohen dumped about $43.5 million in shares.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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Followers can feel like a kind of currency, built up over years: Some people don’t leave the bar, because they’re invested and don’t want to dump their shares.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Mark Peters, a 72-year-old retired electrician in Hamilton, Ohio, with whom Rogers lived with briefly, was found dead in a shack owned by Rogers' family in January 1994 in Beattyville, Kentucky.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Back in the shack, the local barflies have cottoned on to the Ronaldo news.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Verb
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The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Disposable paper dresses enjoyed a brief vogue in the turbulent late 1960s, when young people literally wore their politics and interests on their sleeves—but were prepared to discard them as easily as a piece of Kleenex.—
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 May 2025
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The University of San Diego and San Diego State both lost Thursday to drop into the losers’ brackets of their respective double-elimination conference baseball tournaments.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Andrew Marchand writes that the show lost its way in recent years, but that won’t change its place in my heart.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Shed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shed. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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