Brainteaser: Seven-letter Word

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Ol' Jay burst into the BRI during a winter storm. "Man, it's really coming down out there, but this stormy weather reminds me of a seven-letter word. Each time you remove one letter, you have another common word; remove another letter and you have another word. You don't even have to rearrange the letters. It works all the way down until you're left with one letter, which is also a word." What is the seven-letter word?

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SNOWING

SOWING

SWING

SING

SIN

IN

I

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