withering
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Streeting quit the government Thursday with a withering assessment of Starmer's leadership, but no other senior minister followed suit and the 43-year-old MP did not immediately trigger a leadership contest.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
If the mercury is going to hit 100 degrees and wind is picking up — and in previous years that led to withering flowers — that will guide the prediction.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Attorney for the District of Columbia, and federal Judge James Boasberg did so in withering fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
“Undertone” is packed with plenty of similarly ridiculous plot points that deflate if you even so much as toss a withering glance their way.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
Gnarling has set in, the withering of the mouth; the outlines of dewlaps are beginning to be visible, down toward the chin, in the dark glass of subway windows.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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