Opposite Of Wane Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water verb • cover with wax • go up or advance • increase in phase
	33%	4		Opposite of wax
	noun • a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) verb • grow smaller • become smaller • decrease in phase
	29%	7		Wane
	noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

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New York Times04 Apr 2017	Across 30
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