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. Oscar Cantu:

   I’ve read most of those written testimonies, and they are stories of tremendous faith, people who have been dealing with terrible suffering in their lives and have felt a tremendous spiritual consolation that Mary walks with us in our tears, i can’t help but think of my own shedding of tears for the poor people who come to our border, fleeing life-threatening situations. The tears of those children who are separated from their parents. There are many reasons we would shed tears, and God stands with us in those moments.

2. Paul Offit:

   So is it possible that people who are asymptomatically shedding polio virus walk into this country? I think it happens all the time, and if enough people choose not to vaccinate, then these diseases come back and that's what we're seeing.

3. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Many people take for granted that they always have and always will have the right to vote, but shedding doubt on that may be enough to make people realize that they shouldn’t squander their votes.

4. Ross Ainsworth:

   There are cattle everywhere and those cattle will become infected and they'll be shedding virus.

5. Lord Byron:

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