waste (away)

verb

Definition of waste (away)next
as in to fade
to lose bodily strength or vigor the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away

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  1. fade
  2. weaken
  3. go
  4. sag
  5. fail
  6. sink
Verb
  • That paycheck or applause fades into the background as soon as a bigger challenge arises.
    Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Each spritz creates a waterproof barrier to ensure your glam doesn't melt or fade throughout the day.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of fade
Verb
  • Such a test would be a sign of China’s weakening influence over Pyongyang and could spur Seoul to try to acquire nuclear weapons of its own—a position that both South Korea and the United States officially oppose but is gaining traction in Western policy circles.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • With its climate leadership perceived to be weakening, New Zealand may get a cooler reception at COP than in previous years, especially from Pacific Island nations, Cooper said.
    Mahalia Dobson, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of weaken
Verb
  • Tough way for the drive to end for Philly, which opted to kick a short field goal instead of going for the tie.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Filippone recently sold a condo whose agent went into contract, then didn’t send in his client’s application.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of go
Verb
  • After that, throughout the first season, whenever the story started sagging, Sheridan would drop a few more bodies.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
  • There are calls for change as attendance for home games starts to sag.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of sag
Verb
  • The algorithm failed to de-age the neck on some subjects.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Taylor, in Bonneville County, has failed to provide any records to that committee for at least eight years.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of fail
Verb
  • Those losses sank her into a morass of regret and substance use, which spurred a break from the industry to recollect.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Kyiv has wielded its Neptune anti-ship missile, successfully sinking Black Sea Fleet flagship the Moskva in the early days of the war.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of sink
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“Waste (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waste%20%28away%29. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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