sloughed

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Verb slough has 1 sense

shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring"
--₁ is one way to shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop

Derived forms: noun slough₄, noun sloughing₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s

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Sloughed

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To shed or cast off (a dead layer of skin or outer covering).

Example Sentence 1: The snake sloughed its skin to reveal a vibrant, new layer underneath.

Example Sentence 2: After days in the sun, his sunburned back began to peel and slough off.

Sense 2: To get rid of or discard; to abandon or relinquish.

Example Sentence 1: She sloughed off her old, stressful job to pursue her true passion.

Example Sentence 2: The company decided to slough off its unprofitable branches in order to focus on core markets.

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