WIZENING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

wizening

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present participle of wizen

as in drying

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Some with alcohol or actives can feel drying, and Buechner suggested pairing them with a leave-in conditioner.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Its lightweight, fast-drying formula is infused with a nourishing lineup—squalane and macadamia and jojoba oils, to name a few—that leaves skin hydrated and streak-free from start to finish.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 7 Oct. 2026

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Nidhi imagined the baby crawling around in her mother’s body, desperately seeking the uterus, and, failing to find it in its proper place, quietly shrivelling up and dying.

— Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Ideal Humidity Your root cellar should have a humidity level between 85 and 95 percent, says Neverman—this will prevent vegetables from shriveling and losing moisture.

— Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of shriveling

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BepiColombo’s laser instrument should confirm how much Mercury is withering as a result of internal cooling, said Gaku Nishiyama, the study’s lead author, who is taking part in the space mission.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026
BepiColombo's laser instrument should confirm how much Mercury is withering as a result of internal cooling, said Gaku Nishiyama, the study's lead author who is taking part in the space mission.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of withering

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Fortunately, a waning crescent moon isn’t expected to be bright enough to obscure the shower, in which 10 meteors can streak across the sky per hour.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Pamela Colloff, who writes for The New York Times Magazine, discusses the waning public support for the death penalty and why despite it some states are doubling down.

— Chris Wood, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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Academics and researchers have proposed a wide variety of causes for the crisis, like changes in the economy, decreasing social connections, access to firearms, and the pandemic.

— Darius Tahir, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Overall sales have been on a downward trend since the gallery’s founding, decreasing by about 40 percent over the past three years.

— News Desk, Artforum, 7 Oct. 2026

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New England beat Buffalo so the public isn't exactly fading the Patriots, but this still feels like a bit of a trap line to me.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Efforts are underway to rekindle this fading heritage before their skills are lost.

— Kelly Kasulis Cho, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026

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