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withered

  • past participle
    of wither.
    wither
    verb (used without object)
    to shrivel; fade; decay.
  • past tense form
    of wither.
    wither
    verb (used without object)
    to shrivel; fade; decay.
  • a word derived from wither.
    wither
    verb (used without object)
    to shrivel; fade; decay.

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A succession of heat waves withered crops, strained businesses and upended everyday life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Instead, they have withered to just 0.2% of payments made in the UK - with a total of 77 million written last year.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Yet the league's highest-earning clubs have hardly withered in the face of the challenge from outside the six, and Spurs' pursuit of Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali is a reminder of that.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Locals hoped a fresh injection of money would help rejuvenate communities that have withered for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

That’s who the minders are like—the adults of Omelas, the ones who smile and go about their day and revel in the false illusion of freedom while their souls are withered, desolate things.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed