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as in to cream
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to defeat by a large margin
I can't believe I bet on a football team that ended up getting waxed 45-0
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as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the commitment of the young volunteers to the cause seems to wax and wane
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
On the off-day between the Yankees' series in Chicago and Houston, manager Aaron Boone was in Chapel Hill, watching as the Tar Heels were waxed 48-14 by the TCU Horned Frogs in Bill Belichick's debut as UNC's head coach.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Skywatchers on Saturday night will be treated to the gorgeous sight of a waxing crescent moon close to Antares, an unmistakably bright red supergiant star shining in the south.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Antares will shine as a bright red point of light roughly 5 degrees to the upper left of the waxing moon.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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See the full list of competitors and their partners, then press PLAY on the video above to watch Ribeiro and Derek Hough wax nostalgic about that unexpected dancefloor interlude.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
On the off-day between the Yankees' series in Chicago and Houston, manager Aaron Boone was in Chapel Hill, watching as the Tar Heels were waxed 48-14 by the TCU Horned Frogs in Bill Belichick's debut as UNC's head coach.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Skywatchers on Saturday night will be treated to the gorgeous sight of a waxing crescent moon close to Antares, an unmistakably bright red supergiant star shining in the south.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Antares will shine as a bright red point of light roughly 5 degrees to the upper left of the waxing moon.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Wax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wax. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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