waste away

1. Lose energy and vigor, become enfeebled and weak, as in She was wasting away before our eyes. [Late 1300s]

Example Sentences

And they’re working to divert three-fourths of the city’s food scraps and other organic waste away from landfills, as required under state law.

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“When I ran a women’s homeless shelter,” she continues, “I myself was driving the women to jobs, to training, to appointments, to wherever, because I wanted them to restart their life. What if I said: ‘No, stay in the shelter and just waste away’?

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People are also being asked to have children supervised at all times, to take food waste away with them and not to feed the birds.

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On Wednesday, more than 100 aid agencies and rights groups stated that "with supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organisations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes."

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"With supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organisations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes."

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• wane 
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• wilt 
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