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
Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Installing landscape lighting, building a garden bed, and adding a small shed are all on his list of top projects.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2025
Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Like other federal agencies, the CDC has shed staff and is expected to see steep funding cuts in the next fiscal year as the administration looks to shrink the size of government.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The distinctive curved ceiling of the original shed peeked out from under an awning.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Installing landscape lighting, building a garden bed, and adding a small shed are all on his list of top projects.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2025
Noun
Meanwhile, the federal government is shedding workers in droves.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Like other federal agencies, the CDC has shed staff and is expected to see steep funding cuts in the next fiscal year as the administration looks to shrink the size of government.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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Dogfish Head 30 Minute Light IPA With 95 calories, 3.6 grams of carbohydrates and 4% alcohol by volume (ABV), the hoppy Dogfish Head's 30 Minute Light IPA combines classic notes of citrus peel with juicy mango and pineapple, the judges said.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The white paint peeling on the wall above his shoulder, the pressure of his hands.—
Meg Pillow
July 31,
Literary Hub,
31 July 2025
Verb
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The bear mauled the hiker, who unloaded his entire can of spray deterrent to ward off the bear, first to stop the attack and then a second time when the bear returned.—
Mark Thiessen,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Investigators said the suspects approached a group of people at a streetcar stop on Edgewood Ave. and unloaded a hail of bullets, WXIA reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
28 July 2025
Noun
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The whole thing creates a languorous atmosphere during the day, when the most action you might be seduced to take on is the walk to the massage hut for a tension-relieving rubdown.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
16 July 2025
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And women peering out of small wooden huts in epic Arctic wildernesses.—
James Rebanks
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Verb
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While tens of millions of Americans have ditched cable for a variety of streaming services, ESPN’s marquee live sports have remained exclusive to cable subscribers.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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In high-stakes environments, people remember the vendors and partners who make their lives easier and ditch the ones who make their lives harder.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Just weeks after the Thomas Fire tore through the hills above Montecito, an intense winter storm dumped several inches of rain in January 2018.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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Company insiders, also including the finance chief, have dumped $16.6 million in shares over the past 30 days.—
Alex Harring,Nick Wells,
CNBC,
21 July 2025
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Our five-day itinerary on Mount Desert Island was intended to recapture that magic, with visits to nearly every corner of Acadia, along with enough lobster shacks, pie stands, forest preserves, and coastal villages to fill an entire summer.—
Dinaw Mengestu,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2025
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A number of cottage industries in makeshift tin shacks have sprung up on a field next to the Levi's factory.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
20 July 2025
Verb
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Mold: Any signs of mold mean the dressing should be discarded.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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Customers with peanut allergies are advised to not eat the products and to discard them.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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In other words, about one in five Detroit voters will make crucial decisions about who will serve as Detroit's next mayor, who'll fill two open seats on the Detroit City Council, and which councilmembers will keep ― or lose ― their seats.—
Nancy Kaffer,
Freep.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Some Pentagon officials, however, acknowledge that the tradeoff for speed and expense is losing the armor that saved lives and limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Shed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shed. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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