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
Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Dual shorthanded: As often is the case during the waning days of the regular season, both teams were shorthanded.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 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
Some Canadians fear the New Democratic Party’s waning influence could weaken the country’s core liberal pillars on issues from health care to immigration to climate change.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Dual shorthanded: As often is the case during the waning days of the regular season, both teams were shorthanded.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 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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While the threat of more tornadoes has subsided in the Great Plains, fire danger remains elevated Monday in the region.—
Ginger Zee,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Inflation, which went wild post-Covid, subsided in February, according to data yesterday that gave markets a brief reprieve.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Real Madrid will go into their Champions League quarter-final first leg away to Arsenal at their lowest ebb this season.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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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
Verb
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The previous six champions were all diminished the following season by either injuries or significant roster changes.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Lacy turned himself in to police on Jan. 12, but his NFL Draft prospects were significantly diminished by the wreck.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Apparel exports from Turkey saw a decline of 6 percent in January-February 2025, and a drop of 4.47 percent year-on-year in 2024, with the last month of the year falling almost 11 percent.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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Walmart's stock has experienced a notable decline amid a nationwide boycott and broader market volatility.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And the over-all number of abortions in the U.S. may eventually decrease as a result of Dobbs.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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On the other hand, just 5 percent said tariffs would decrease prices in the short term, and 30 percent said the policy would lower prices in the long term.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To call it a sophomore slump is an oversimplification.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Yes, but: Lots of things influence production decisions, like estimates of how long a price slump will last, hedging strategies and more.—
Ben Geman,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And bond market yields fall by about 150 basis points (1.5 percentage points).11 The Fed Fed Chair Powell says the Fed is waiting for the softening survey data to translate into hard data before moving toward lower interest rates.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Detectives kept it to themselves, instead the LAPD let the suspects think that investigators had fallen for what police perceived to be a trick.—
Greg Fisher,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Revenue from the tariffs, estimated at $8 billion before remission, will be directed to Canadian auto workers and affected companies.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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While there is no cure for IBD, advances in medical treatments have helped patients improve symptoms, achieve long-term remission, and reduce the risk of complications.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Wane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wane. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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