as in to subside
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
in the course of the evening the storm steadily waned
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Recent Examples of wane
Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2025
Michigan was pushed to the limit by UC San Diego, which made a furious second-half comeback and missed a game-tying 3-pointer in the waning seconds of a 68-65 loss.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
Tobias Van Gils, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Any baseball fan should want to see Trout, 33, healthy again for an entire season before his prime wanes.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Verb
While the material isn’t new to the design world—it’s been integrated into interiors for thousands of years—its popularity hasn’t waned, especially in recent decades.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2025
Michigan was pushed to the limit by UC San Diego, which made a furious second-half comeback and missed a game-tying 3-pointer in the waning seconds of a 68-65 loss.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
Savvier investors are tuning out the noise, recognizing that while political narratives wax and wane, infrastructure and irreversible trends endure.
—Tobias Van Gils, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Any baseball fan should want to see Trout, 33, healthy again for an entire season before his prime wanes.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wane
Verb
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The swelling in the area never subsided, prompting surgery to clean up bone spurs that had traveled dangerously close to his Achilles tendon.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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The rain, expected to begin late Sunday, will subside by Monday afternoon, but below-average temperatures will hang around all week, according to the National Weather Service.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The number of players in the organization who could thrive during their inexpensive entry-level deals is at a low ebb.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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At one point during the convention when support seemed at low ebb, Wilson sent McCombs a note instructing him to withdraw Wilson's name from consideration, but McCombs pocketed the note without taking action.—
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arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The VMAs, which have seen their social capital diminish over the past few years, delivered a promising ceremony in 2024.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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As time went on, her pain diminished, but August decided to go to the emergency room.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Related Articles Domestic manufacturers added 10,000 jobs last month, despite a 1,200-person decline at apparel factories.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Print stayed mostly flat at $3.04 billion, with a 1% gain in ad revenue but a 1% decline in subscriptions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However, their wage bills only decreased by 28 per cent.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Keeping those cuts on the books would decrease revenue by $4.5 trillion from 2025 through 2034, according to estimates from the Tax Foundation.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The IndyCar race at Thermal witnessed a huge slump in viewership figures, dropping by nearly 50 percent on Sunday on FOX Sports 1.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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The launch comes as Tesla has seen EV sales slump in Europe, blamed on Musk's support for far-right politicians, and the brand has been targeted by protesters in the United States over his spearheading of sweeping cuts to the federal government.—
Pesha Magid,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However, that fight fell apart in early March, when a hand injury forced Whyte from the card.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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After getting Douglas' son's blessing, Robertson proposed on Jan. 21 on the rooftop of a hotel in New York overlooking Central Park just as the snow was falling.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Of those who received both drugs, 83 percent achieved remission at 12 weeks versus 61 and 75 percent of those treated with just one drug.—
Lydia Denworth,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2025
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Consider the journey to remission (a period of little to no symptoms) a rollercoaster.—
Chaz Frazier,
Health,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Wane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wane. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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