1
as in to droop
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
the plants wilted after I forgot to water them for three whole days
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as in to fade
to lose bodily strength or vigor
she had wilted a bit after walking around the hot and humid city
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as in to dry
to lose liveliness, force, or freshness
after six solid hours of painting, his energy was starting to wilt
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Recent Examples of wilt
The Celtics wilted offensively in the second half and in crunch time as bricks piled up.
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Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
Bring to a gentle simmer and cook until the sugar has melted and the sage leaves have wilted, 5–7 minutes.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 11 Dec. 2024
Like the other proposals for the ground floor, the plans wilted.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Verticillium wilt is a fungus disease causing leaves to wilt, often on only one side of the tree.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
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Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
Bring to a gentle simmer and cook until the sugar has melted and the sage leaves have wilted, 5–7 minutes.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 11 Dec. 2024
Like the other proposals for the ground floor, the plans wilted.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Verticillium wilt is a fungus disease causing leaves to wilt, often on only one side of the tree.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wilt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wilt
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Her head drooping, Carolina made brief eye contact with the camera multiple times, but only briefly, before returning to her depressed, drooping stance.—
Paul du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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By Wim’s side through thick and thin is his best friend, Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), a blue elephant boy with a stubby trunk, wispy hair that looks like raspberry cotton candy, and ears that droop down over his shoulders.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Dec. 2024
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Sunlight had begun to fade, casting a shadow on the space.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Saturn, nearby, will become visible to the naked eye as dusk fades to darkness and remain observable for around three-and-a-half hours past sunset, at which point the pair will sink below the horizon and out of view.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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My swimsuit hangs limp over the edge, drying in the warm embrace of the Salvadoran sun.—
Natalie Stoclet,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Even Uncle Gustav, after the giant Swiss Army Knife accident, learned to dry dishes with his feet.—
Margaret Lyons,
EW.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Instead, Peak suggests storing your knives in a drawer or utilizing vertical space and installing a magnetic knife strip on your kitchen wall and hanging your knives.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, the rescue's vets determined that the large tumor hanging from the dog's abdomen — which sometimes touched the ground when Snow White stood — was connected to one of the canine's mammary glands.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk, one of Trump’s confidants, has already met with Iran’s UN ambassador; now that Israel has weakened Tehran and pummeled its proxies in the Middle East, a diplomatic breakthrough may be achievable.—
Charles A. Kupchan,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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The widening yield differentials between Chinese and U.S. sovereign bonds could risk encouraging capital outflows and put further pressure on the yuan that has been weakening against the greenback.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2025
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No one apart from the ultras, daubing new withering slogans on bed sheets to be carried into San Siro for the next league game against Cagliari.—
James Horncastle,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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The world’s largest automaker had faced withering attacks for being slow to add all-electric vehicles to its lineup, focusing more on hybrids as a transitional technology.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Jan. 2025
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On the other hand: The Chargers’ defense sagged against Baltimore and Tampa Bay in the second half of the year.—
Jordan Brenner,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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But the skin can undergo changes in midlife too, including sagging, thinning and becoming more dry.—
Erica Sweeney,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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TikTok appears to be back online in the U.S. after going dark in the late hours of Saturday ahead of the looming Jan. 19 ban.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The 'simplest and clearest' answer for TikTok is a 'clean divestment,' research associate says Heritage Foundation senior research associate Daniel Cochrane discusses the future of TikTok as the ban goes into effect and President-elect Donald Trump considering a 90-day extension.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Wilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wilt. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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