wither

Young Joshua trees can be nibbled to death by hungry rabbits and rodents, or wither in drought, disease or fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

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

For Bienvenu, the reliance on AI in the creative process is dangerous because it risks allowing the imagination to wither.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

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

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

She couldn’t, in good conscience, just stand by and watch Rishi’s talent wither away like some poor plant in a dark basement.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

The horses are characterised by their "large size, long legs, well-developed musculature, slender and elegant head -- set on a long, straight neck -- expressive eyes, high withers and sturdy hooves," he added.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

It also withers behind a paywall, is manipulated by social media algorithms and hollowed out by covert corporate consolidation.

From Salon ● May 26, 2025

As fine arts funding withers across sectors and Hollywood budgets shrink while studios retreat from local productions, workers are still recovering from lengthy strikes and the incipient threat of artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025

Eight times he has come to Baltimore with a horse fast enough to leave with the blanket of black-eyed Susans that are draped over the withers of the Preakness Stakes winner.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2024

His daughter, writer Norah Christianson, remembers that he had “the body of a dancer, lithe and wiry and thin, everything in balance,” a physique ideally suited to the pitch and yaw of a horse’s withers.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Yet the league's highest-earning clubs have hardly withered in the face of the challenge from outside the six, and Spurs' pursuit of Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali is a reminder of that.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

But by the time Neves Valente confronted Loureiro at his Brookline, Mass., apartment building this past week, Loureiro’s career had soared while Neves Valente’s withered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

In some sections of the northern route through the strait—the widest and most suitable for large carriers—the season length for ships like the Nunalik has withered to 10-15 weeks, from 20-25 weeks two decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

That would be a far cry from last year, when Southern California grappled with a record dry streak over the fall and winter that left vegetation withered and primed to burn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025

The question she so desperately longed to ask withered on her tongue, as the very mention of England upset her all over again.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

All three organisations, in their own way, offered a withering assessment of how Fifa is being run under Infantino.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Tucker’s four-year contract, lucrative as it is, was not accompanied by a withering spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

"Sternly staring at inflation until it melts before our withering gaze is not an option."

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Yet from the bench his questions can be blunt, withering and even sarcastic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

I notice nothing unusual but a few rose petals withering on her dressing table.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black