waxing
Example Sentences
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Tim Campbell, CEO of Baillie Gifford—that paradoxically venerable yet go-go Scottish investment house—is waxing eloquent about maybe his favorite stock in the entire universe.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The “common beat of time did not have a precise and absolute standard”; instead, days stretched and shrank with the waxing and waning of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“Fed leaders would be well served to skip opportunities to share their latest musings. The swivel-chair problem, rhetorically waxing and waning with the latest data release, is common and counterproductive,” Warsh said last April.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026
As heartfelt as that night’s musicians were in their speeches, bartender Dan Shapiro said waxing sentimental onstage has been the norm for weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025
Eleven days later, the moon was at three-quarters waxing.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Vocabulary lists containing waxing
Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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The Moon – Introductory
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The Moon - Middle School
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