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Use the sentence to answer the question.

Jill feared that the weeks she had to spend off her feet would cause her skills to atrophy, but when she could practice again she found that her soccer skills remained as good as ever.

Based on the context, which is the most likely meaning of atrophy?

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return
return

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unite

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weaken

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
weaken

Explanation: "Atrophy" here means to decline or lose strength/ability — Jill feared her skills would weaken after time off, but they did not.