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become stale

VERB
wither
Synonyms
STRONGEST
atrophy decay deflate deteriorate disintegrate dry fade languish perish shrink shrivel wane wilt
STRONG
blast blight collapse constrict contract desiccate die fold waste
WEAK
dry up waste away wizen
Antonyms
STRONGEST
build develop enlarge expand flourish grow improve rise strengthen
STRONG
free increase loosen
WEAK
bloom

Example Sentences

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Adrian Newey tells BBC Sport's Joe Wilson "it is easy to become stale", but his "passion has always been for trying to find ways to make the car go faster" after joining Aston Martin.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

They have a charming ensemble of precocious youths and disregarded veterans combining to transform a franchise that had become stale.

From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 2022

"How do you update models that become stale as the world changes around it?"

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2022

Texas fired national-championship winning coach Mack Brown after the 2013 season because the school felt the program had become stale and second-tier in the Big 12.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021

Thoroughbreds run because they love to, but when overraced they can become stale and uninterested, especially when repeatedly trounced and bullied by their riders, as Seabiscuit was.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand