SHEDDING Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

shedding

verb

present participle of shed

as in peeling

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 dumping

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 shedding And only time will truly tell which side shedding Ball falls on. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026 That means shedding talent, to the delight of teams below them in the standings. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Poodles are considered to be low-shedding dogs, in their toy, miniature and standard sizes. — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 2 July 2026 Meanwhile, those infected people will be shedding eggs in their feces. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026 From shedding leaves, bark, berries, seeds, and sap year-round to causing your sidewalks and driveway to lift and shift, not all trees are suited for yards. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 July 2026 Water consistently and use self-watering containers to prevent plants from drying out or shedding leaves. — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 26 June 2026 The Clippers, already shedding veteran stars like George and James Harden, are now fully committed to building a younger, more robust roster for the long term. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Trump has not provided any evidence that vandals are responsible for damaging the Reflecting Pool, which began shedding chunks of its new coating days after the expensive renovation. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

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Messy Debris Some trees drop litter all through the year, from peeling bark to messy seed pods to staining berries.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
The coating, supplied by Atlantic Industrial Coatings under a no-bid contract, began peeling after the pool was refilled, while bright green algae appeared as the president claimed without evidence that it had been vandalized.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Definition of peeling

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But the lawyer for suspect Iqbal Bacchus, 46, suggested Bacchus was selling wiring that the hospital was discarding.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
The council also ordered up a measure doubling the amount of money allocated for the Department of Recreation and Parks, discarding an alternative plan that would have increased it by 50%.

— Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

Definition of discarding

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This picture taken on March 26, 2026 shows an oil tanker unloading crude oil at a port in Yantai, in China's eastern Shandong province.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Crews have been seen unloading equipment from trucks this week — much of it covered or obscured — and barricades have been placed near the perimeter of the arena.

— Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 4 July 2026

Definition of unloading

Verb

This season, The Invite actress is ditching sandals for the polished, rich-looking penny loafers she’s been sporting on repeat.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 7 July 2026
That meant ditching some of the traditional tools used in vehicle design, like the clay models used by car designers since the 1930s.

— Andrew Staples, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Definition of ditching

Verb

Now, in his fourth week checking the hawk’s nest on OC Parks’ land managed by the Irvine Ranch Conservancy, Gough noticed the color change, indicating the chicks are molting their feathers, doing well, and growing.

— Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
On the Sonora stage Sunday, the 22-year-old Newark rapper-producer who arrived at the current screaming catharsis via a circuit of molting SoundCloud-era microgenres was at once dangerously commanding and euphoric while tearing through highlights from last year’s Revengeseekerz.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of molting

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Shortstop Francisco Lindor backed up and called off the converging outfielders before losing his footing and falling right in front of Tyrone Taylor, who tripped over Lindor while failing to make the catch.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
Amid the inextricable trauma of losing her 18-year-old child, the mother had feared that traditional funeral customs might be handled differently because of the manner in which her daughter died.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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