WANED Definition & Meaning

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waned

[ weynd ]

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adjective

having decreased in strength, intensity, etc.:
Shale gas drilling caused earthquakes in the United Kingdom, leading to waned interest in shale gas and a slowdown of geological work.
having declined in power, importance, prosperity, etc.:
This film director hasn't done too well of late, either commercially or critically, but nobody should gloat over his waned status.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of wane.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of waned¹

wane ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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The club's hopes of retaining Alexander-Arnold have waned in recent weeks, with the right-back in talks with Real Madrid over a free transfer in the summer.

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Several Black small businesses in Greater Los Angeles have recently shuttered, with owners saying support initially garnered during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement has since waned.

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Claims like these have not waned despite a previous Supreme Court ruling that the voting slips were not manipulated.

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But as the pandemic waned, that average window shrunk as low as 30 days.

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But that effort waned as the Wildcats shot 54% from the field in the second quarter and took the lead just before half.

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