wasted (away)

verb

Definition of wasted (away)next
past tense of waste (away)
as in weakened
to lose bodily strength or vigor the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away

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  1. weakened
  2. failed
  3. went
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  • The yen weakened in its largest single-day decline since June 2022.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The yen remained weakened after Ishiba downplayed the prospect of imminent interest rate hikes earlier this week.
    Ian Mount, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of weakened
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  • Prosecutors in the lawsuit alleged that the company failed to implement a price accuracy policy ordered by a court in 2014.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Now the archetype of extractive fast fashion practices, SHEIN failed to incur any points whatsoever for key areas that support nature and biodiversity including soil health, water quality and protecting key species.
    Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of failed
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  • Seeing how fast Ukraine went from thousands of drones to millions, things could move quickly.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Silicon Valley walked in like in the way Elon Musk walked into Twitter and went, ‘How many people work here?
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of went
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“Wasted (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasted%20%28away%29. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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