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as in to cream
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to defeat by a large margin
I can't believe I bet on a football team that ended up getting waxed 45-0
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as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the commitment of the young volunteers to the cause seems to wax and wane
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
The waxing gibbous moon will be 97%-illuminated, which will make the night sky less than dark.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Katims waxed poetic about the days when May’s TV upfronts actually mattered.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
The waxing gibbous Moon in your sign squares off against Mercury and passes through conjunction with Saturn.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
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The early November timing is ideal because, on this night, the moon is in its waxing crescent phase and only 11 percent illuminated, meaning our lunar spotlight won’t wash out the shooting stars and fireballs.
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“Wax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wax. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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