SHEDDING Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

shedding

verb

present participle of shed

as in peeling

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside a snake's skin doesn't grow as the snake does, so every so often the snake will shed its old skin

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as in dumping

to get rid of as useless or unwanted you need to shed your old notions of propriety and have some fun for a change

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Recent Examples of shedding Against that backdrop, the royal visit signals that Spain is shedding its longstanding reluctance to send its monarchs to the exclaves, Amirah-Fernández said. — Joseph Wilson, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026 Polartec is updating its Alpha active insulation platform with a patent-pending construction designed to address snagging and shedding as brands increasingly use the material as a visible or standalone layer. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Newly obtained 911 audio is shedding light on the frantic response when Hayden Panettiere was found unresponsive in a Greenville, South Carolina, apartment in August. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Nagy continued working as an artist in the years afterward, eventually shedding his austere black-and-white collage aesthetic to make colorful paintings and installations in the ’90s. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The company has been shedding some of its parks to help with costs, selling seven before the start of the 2026 season. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 What does this mean for reducing food waste and shedding these purchasing biases? — Jintao Zhang, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 What’s happening Oral supplements are increasingly being pitched as a first stop for hair shedding, with brands promising fuller strands in as little as three months. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 Find the root cause first Before adding another bottle to the regimen, experts say the smarter move is figuring out why hair is shedding in the first place. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

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There is also paint chipping and peeling above exterior door near ware washing area.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
The State Russian Museum revealed that the museum’s specialists repaired areas of peeling, applying primer and paint across the entire surface of the canvas and completed the restoration with a varnish coating.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of peeling

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Analysts are perking up about CoreWeave, even though investors are dumping shares and interest rates are rising in the economy.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Standing water and dumping rodents put a country club restaurant in timeout after an inspection Friday.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of dumping

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Out toward the edge, the star would boil unstably, sloughing off outer layers and explosively ejecting mass.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
It’s also packed with a slew of cleansing agents that are known for effectively sloughing away gunk while being gentle enough not to damage the skin barrier.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of sloughing

Verb

By ditching expensive cobalt and nickel for cheap, abundant iron, automakers lower costs while creating a battery that is safer and less prone to fire.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Shoppers are ditching sweet gourmand perfumes and candles for something that smells like a backyard garden, and the tomato leaf fragrance trend is leading that shift this spring and summer.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of ditching

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This album is not afraid of its own agonizing lows or tethered to a toe-tapping dance-pop initiative; reveling in this ever-molting freedom, Sivan drops what is easily his finest collection of songs to date.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Its words were shaped by quills fashioned from the feathers of molting geese.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of molting

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Atlanta reached the Finals for the first time since 2013 and after losing in its previous three appearances in the championship round, will be trying for their first as well.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Tim Boyd San Juan Capistrano I’m sure there are Dodgers fans unhappy about losing to the Brewers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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