withering
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Withering caricatures began to seem inadequate—too easy, too ungenerous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Withering in the face of foul trouble against Gonzaga last week did not change the Bruins’ opinion that going big is the way to go.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023
Withering was not necessarily a cry for water.
From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2022
Withering corn stalks rustle in the wind as the neighbor’s giant green tractor groans from across the two-lane road.
From Salon • Nov. 18, 2018
I do as she says, and when I enter the lounge room, I see she’s been trying to read Withering Heights on her own, but she hasn’t made it far.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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