[shed] / ʃɛd /
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
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shed sheds shedding
The fossils shed light on another major evolutionary transformation: the emergence of the modern insect body plan.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Maybe a young Mexican singer could shed some illumination, I thought, before sending a somewhat incoherent email to Silvana Estrada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Manchester City striker revealed on social media that he had shed his famous blonde locks, posting the caption: "New season, new trim."
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
The star, named S301, orbits so dangerously close to the black hole that scientists believe it can shed light on this unimaginably powerful cosmic monster -- and test out Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Next he took her skins—she had shed seven times in all—out to the barn.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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Patios and areas without vegetation could create breaks between a fire and a home, while, on the other hand, sheds, decking, fences and dry plants could provide extra fuel to the fire.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
They also prohibit wooden sheds in the zone and wooden fences where attached to the house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
It’s a welcome change, and the stated reasoning behind the proposal sheds light on the original purpose of civil rights enforcement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Takaichi has also accelerated a beefing up of Japan's military capabilities as its sheds its strict pacifist stance in place since the war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
With most of the slaves working the mines, and only a few toiling inside the ramshackle refining sheds, the giant yard was almost deserted.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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Nuuk and Copenhagen are also shedding light on several other painful chapters from the past, including children adopted without parental consent or torn from their families.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
During a repeating partial TDE, the star's surviving core remains in orbit and returns for additional close encounters, shedding more material each time.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Both companies also have become less leveraged, shedding assets and not owning as much land as they had in the past.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
“I’ve done a good job shedding the bad weight,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Only hours earlier, my da had come in from his job at the bar and changed his clothes, as he always did after work, shedding rank smells with each layer.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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