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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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
Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
On Love Is Blind’s season seven, for example, there were more political conversations than previous seasons, which shed light on contestants’ compatibility and morals more than ever before.
—Monique Wilson, Glamour, 12 June 2025
Colin Meyn, The Hill, 2 June 2025
Look for nesting sites around porches, sheds, or signs of burrowing around fences.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
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Verb
Our own sun will experience this latter transformation in around six billion years after shedding most of its mass during a swollen red giant phase, eventually sputtering out as a smoldering stellar ember.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
On Love Is Blind’s season seven, for example, there were more political conversations than previous seasons, which shed light on contestants’ compatibility and morals more than ever before.
—Monique Wilson, Glamour, 12 June 2025
Noun
The bomb-laden drones were hidden in what Reuters reported were the roofs of wooden sheds.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 2 June 2025
Look for nesting sites around porches, sheds, or signs of burrowing around fences.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shed
Verb
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That's because high humidity levels can cause a lot of moisture to become trapped in these materials which leads to wood bucking or paint peeling overtime.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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Then score down the skin, peel back and eat like so.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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The tanks and vehicles will be unloaded from the train cars on June 9 in Jessup, Maryland, and transported to downtown Washington by truck.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
10 June 2025
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It’s widely speculated that Paramount Global — if and when the Skydance deal happens — will also eventually unload declining legacy networks.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025
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But low-tech surprise attacks like the one Ukraine launched against Russia this week – using inexpensive drones hidden in modest wooden huts with retractable roofs – have complicated the debate.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
6 June 2025
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The hotel is a collaboration between hoteliers Amelie and Dominik Posch, Christina and Martin Spielmann, and South Tyrolean architect Martin Gruber, who decided to renovate a 1936 Alpine hut and transform it into a refuge for the soul and mind.—
Chiara Barzini,
Vogue,
3 June 2025
Verb
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For the final version of the maitake mushroom ($19), Joyce ditched the ranch idea and decided on an allium aioli and a potion bottle of malt vinegar on the side.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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For younger generations, recession-proofing their budget has meant ditching a real therapist for a bot stand-in.—
Fiorella Valdesolo,
Vogue,
10 June 2025
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Credential dumps from breached companies are traded daily on the dark web.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Police accused the man of dumping a large container of eggs on his head in front of the Ralph’s Italian Ice in Centereach on the night of April 29.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The Mark Clam Bar is a beachside seafood shack melding American summer classics with sophisticated uptown dining.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Cottage Row Historic District Nags Head There’s something extra romantic about a seaside shack that’s stood the test of time.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party contends that opening royal status to commoners is just one step down a path that will ultimately lead to the abandonment of patrilineal legitimacy, ultimately discarding the sacred Y chromosome.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Maggie's phone was discovered discarded beside the road outside the gates of the estate. Feb. 2, 2023: Footage emerges of Murdaugh in two different outfits on the night of the murder Evidence surfaced that Murdaugh changed his clothes at some point in the evening.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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But the friend soon lost interest in geography, and Lilian was less enamored of the girl’s collection of mechanical pencils and scented erasers imported from Japan.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
15 June 2025
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Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2025
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“Shed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shed. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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