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
Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Those that do often find benefits wane over time (with some exceptions).
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Although the park attracts millions of nature-loving visitors every year, terrestrial cell phone signal quickly wanes once one wanders off populated areas and away from main roads.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Hopes wane for global plastic pollution treaty Negotiations over a global treaty to curb plastic pollution resume today, but opposition from the US and other oil-producing states has dimmed hopes for success.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Those that do often find benefits wane over time (with some exceptions).
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
However, the central bank said that the effects of rising food costs, especially in rice prices, are expected to wane.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Although the park attracts millions of nature-loving visitors every year, terrestrial cell phone signal quickly wanes once one wanders off populated areas and away from main roads.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wane
Verb
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From the Luddites smashing looms in 19th-century England to autoworkers walking out over the introduction of robots to the factory floor in the 1980s, resistance has flared before either being crushed or subsiding, giving way to the new economies and social orders the technologies ushered in.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The pharmaceutical company’s shares traded as high as $942 last summer, but have subsided to about $755.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After a layoff, employee trust ebbs, burnout can increase and quiet quitting can become an attractive option for many workers.—
Mark C. Perna,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Marlins 70-79 asthe MLB season ebbs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But with Burrow now looking likely to miss the majority of the regular season, those chances look severely diminished.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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One potential problem with this set-up is that the SCORE Act diminishes the role of state law in subject areas traditionally governed by states.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Following on from its second-quarter results, the company maintained its full-year sales growth outlook of a low single-digit year-over-year decline.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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At the time, Western Sizzlin had long been in a period of decline, having filed for bankruptcy in 1992.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Spaying a female pet prevents uterine infections and greatly decreases the risk of breast tumors.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Even with aggressive climate action that drastically decreases fossil fuel burning, the primary driver of global warming, smoke levels are likely to increase substantially, doubling by the middle of the century.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The late-summer pullback in mortgage rates has been a welcome trend for the housing market, which has been in a slump since 2022, when mortgage rates began climbing from historic lows.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Southern California’s home-price gains have slowed to a crawl as a three-year sales slump continues.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Short sellers look to benefit from a company's falling share price by borrowing its stock to sell on the open market, then later buying it back at a lower price.—
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CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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One tree fell and a branch cut through their roof, stopping just above their bed.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a trial, patients who had failed four or more lines of treatment—people for whom options had essentially run out—achieved overall response rates above 70%, with nearly half entering complete remission.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Secondary measures included remission and response rates, side effects, and exploratory tests for anxiety symptoms.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Wane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wane. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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