wasting
Americanadjective
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gradually reducing the fullness and strength of the body.
a wasting disease.
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laying waste; devastating; despoiling.
the ravages of a wasting war.
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Their kidney function improved, and they were protected from wasting, blood-brain barrier dysfunction, and death.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
Investors are largely wasting their time when expending significant time and resources to find stocks they think will outperform the market — unless they hold these stocks for many years.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
But she’s also vain and doesn’t want to be remembered as wasting away.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
Besides, no sense in wasting good writing on a bad man.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
They worked willingly to build her a temple, and when it was finished Demeter came to it and sat there—apart from the gods in Olympus, alone, wasting away with longing for her daughter.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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