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or shrivelling
as in evaporating
to become small and wrinkly usually as a result of dehydration
Without irrigation, these plants would shrivel (up) and die.
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Recent Examples of shriveling
Phil Wahba, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
Cover with another sheet of paper to help retain moisture and prevent shriveling of the fruit.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
And with the shriveling of Kate Spade (and excluding Stuart Weitzman, which Tapestry recently unloaded), Coach represents nearly 80% of Tapestry sales.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
Cover with another sheet of paper to help retain moisture and prevent shriveling of the fruit.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shriveling
Verb
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In immersion cooling systems, servers are submerged in a fluid that carries heat away without evaporating water.—
Shaolei Ren,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Sep. 2025
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Most of these changes were just caused by the water evaporating.—
Joel S. Levine,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Watering dill the day before harvesting ensures that the leaves are hydrated and not dry or wilting, which gives the leaves better flavor.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, the Tigers rotation is showing signs of wilting.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Car dependency forces millions to borrow for an asset that immediately loses value, draining their wealth while binding them to a lifestyle with no real exit.—
Henrietta Moore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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We are retired, and this is draining us.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The study frames smoke-drying as a deliberate and technically demanding mortuary innovation among tropical hunter-gatherers.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Considering line drying or air drying isn’t always the most practical or convenient method, Stein suggests tumble drying your sheets on low heat.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The top of its back is dark brown fading along its sides to become creamy white on its belly.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Enter this darling Dutch oven—it’s constructed with long-lasting cast-iron and finished with a triple-layer enamel coating that prevents chipping, fading, cracking, and staining with use.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The carrier warned that incorrect declarations can result in cargo shifting or collapsing, alongside other accidents like chemical reactions, fires or even explosions.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some were collapsing or fire-damaged, others left vacant after the house next door burned.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But Wells points out that in addition to the natural waning of the virus, other public health measures, such as vaccination and isolation, are instrumental in stopping its spread.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The resulting scorching ash cloud reached as high as 16 miles into the atmosphere, darkening the sky and causing homes and businesses as far as 300 miles away to close.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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A’ja Wilson, incumbent MVP and leader of scorching Las Vegas, seeks the award for the fourth time in her career.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Shriveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shriveling. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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