Synonyms for shedding
shed·ding

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1. shedding, sloughingnoun

   the process whereby something is shed

   Synonyms:
   desquamation, peeling, sloughing

2. desquamation, peeling, sheddingnoun

   loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales

   Synonyms:
   desquamation, peeling, sloughing

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1. sheddingnoun

   Synonyms:
   (skins, shells, etc.) exuviation, ecdysis, moulting

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1. List of paraphrases for "shedding":

   excretion, spilling

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1. Andrew White:

   Antarctica is shedding 160 billion tons of ice annually and that figure is rising, it's heartbreaking for those of us who've been fortunate enough to witness the place in all its chilling beauty. Forget Cuba. If there's one destination you need to see now, it's Antarctica.

2. Jeff Smith:

   I'd view aircraft carrier participation in this year's drill as yet another signal from the Modi government that it was shedding the (previous) government's anxiety about a more overt balancing posture toward China and a more robust strategic embrace of the U.S. and Japan.

3. Chief Executive Brian Molefe:

   It will have operational consequences, we will do our best to minimise the risk of load shedding, striking a balance with Eskom's already depleted balance sheet.

4. John Thune:

   Yes, there is $ 500 billion in here to keep the industries afloat that are failing — and they are failing by the day and shedding jobs by the day, these are loans. These have to be paid back. And bailouts usually apply to somebody who did something dumb on their own, made a bad business decision.

5. George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron:

   The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame, than shedding seas of gore.