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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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Recent Examples of wax
Catherine Taft, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
The car should come back washed and waxed for that price.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
While players like Morgan Geekie, who is from Manitoba, waxed about playing on the frozen ponds of Canada, that was not Peeke’s reality growing up.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
The idea to put chili in soufflé came years ago from a regular who waxed poetic about his love for chili, Brahmi said.
—Claire Ballor
staff Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
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From 2020 to 2023, participation waxed and waned, and the group reexamined their association, experimenting with new models of collectivity, and correcting their unintentional gender bias.
—Catherine Taft, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
The car should come back washed and waxed for that price.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
While players like Morgan Geekie, who is from Manitoba, waxed about playing on the frozen ponds of Canada, that was not Peeke’s reality growing up.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
The idea to put chili in soufflé came years ago from a regular who waxed poetic about his love for chili, Brahmi said.
—Claire Ballor
staff Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Wax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wax. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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