wither

Example Sentences

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We do need to eliminate poverty for older Americans, but the answer lies in strengthening SSI, which has been allowed to wither on the vine.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

But it would have been wrong to think support for independence would wither away.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Connections between regions wither and the brain increasingly relies on individual regions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

It’s turbocharging the runaway market leader, leaving the other studios’ streaming services to wither on the vine.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2025

It is the reason why our children go hungry and our grandmothers wither and our crops are so often doomed to fail.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill