as in sinking
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as in weakening
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as in passing
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as in vanishing
to cease to be visible
the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon
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as in bleaching
to make white or whiter by removing color
years of harsh sunlight had faded the car, which was once fire-engine red
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as in sagging
to lose bodily strength or vigor
began to fade after battling the disease for years
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Noun
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The mother’s passing and the 2008 financial collapse contributed to the precariousness that’s put them in this predicament.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025 -
Cooper last posted to social media to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday (January 15), just days before his passing.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Similarly, bleaching with chemicals like permanganate or hypochlorite, which consumes substantial water, can be replaced by ozone bleaching using air, significantly reducing water usage and simplifying the drying process.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Dec. 2024
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To keep their golden color, sultanas are treated with sulfur dioxide, a bleaching preservative that prevents them from oxidizing (turning brown) and retains their quality and uniform color.—
Lauren O'Connor, MS,
Health,
29 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Moffett also said artificial intelligence isn’t driving an upgrade cycle as hoped, noting that there is weakening demand in China along with antitrust concerns.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2025
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With high expectations for future new orders along with expanding current new orders, the outlooks for material handling and supply chain industries are positive, despite some weakening in the December MHI BAI report.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Based on the deterioration of the relationship, a trade — as soon as possible — would appear the preferred alternative, particularly with this latest two-game suspension to otherwise put Butler back in play for the Heat as soon as Monday night’s game against the Orlando Magic at Kaseya Center.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
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For women, especially, working could, therefore, be dangerous for them physically and could lead to the deterioration of their health: a result that could adversely affect their roles as mothers and their subsequent responsibility to raise future generations, especially boys.—
Eva Epker,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The disappearing chat feature is part of a Google Workspace suite that is accessible to about 26,000 employees and has been available in some form since the early 2010s, when the city began contracting with Google for email and other services, Magos said.—
Tony Barboza,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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The investigation was the result of an agreement between the city and a community group, the Crane Boulevard Safety Coalition, which found out about the disappearing messages in the course of litigation involving the construction of a home in Mount Washington.—
Tony Barboza,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The forecast came in the wake of its sudden dimming during 2023 after a decade of gradually brightening.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Trader stepped outside, into the brightening gray, and placed an FPV drone on a wooden stool resting on its side.—
C.J. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Republicans took control of Congress after their decisive victories that November, and the domestic agenda was moribund, replaced by a zeal for budget cutting.—
Jonathan Weisman,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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Sheed’s novel has warmth, too, and plenty of wisdom about finding meaning in life and how to face middle age among moribund institutions.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Sep. 2024
Noun
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This allowed the team to assess the relative contributions of streamflow and precipitation into the lake and evaporation off it to the record low of 2022.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Drylands were defined as places in which annual potential evaporation and transpiration are 45% greater than average precipitation.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
10 Dec. 2024
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“Fading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fading. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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