ETIOLATED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

etiolated

verb

past tense of etiolate

as in weakened

to diminish the physical strength of the long, stressful days and sleepless nights gradually etiolated him

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Lower-ticket maintenance items have held steadier in sales, which can help to prop up the top line, but the per-store productivity weakened even where top-line sales looked flat, Graff said.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
The region’s long investment in coal and steel became a trap once the economic basis for those industries weakened.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

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Opening the show, model Dyanira Hurbuscher walked in a sheer look — a bra hinting at the boning seen in Edwardian-era corsetry, but completely softened and unrestricted (Gabrielle famously rejected the stiff fashion rules of her time).

— Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Earlier this year, the EU softened its corporate sustainability disclosure rules and adjusted its carbon pricing framework.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

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In fact, even before the show actually starts, Bob can be exhausted, having been awake since some ridiculous hour.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
Shapiro eventually concedes that good-faith developers are at the Homer City campus, something that earns a broad smile from Steffee, exhausted by the politics.

— Salena Zito, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026

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