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[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

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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

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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

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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

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Next he took her skins—she had shed seven times in all—out to the barn.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

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

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They also prohibit wooden sheds in the zone and wooden fences where attached to the house.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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“I’ve done a good job shedding the bad weight,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

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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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