in decline
idiom
: to become less powerful, wealthy, etc.
There was a general feeling that the country was in decline.
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And while spending is expected to be up again, the growth of that spending may be in decline.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Newearth has long been in decline, originally a planet gifted to humanity by the alien Makers…until terraforming failed.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
This means roughly 35 million tons of leaves and grass hit the nation's landfills, though this number has been in decline since the 1990s when some states (but not Indiana) began introducing legislation that discouraged yard waste heading to landfills.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Nov. 2025
And refutes this idea that dinosaurs were in decline before the asteroid struck.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Newearth has long been in decline, originally a planet gifted to humanity by the alien Makers…until terraforming failed.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
This means roughly 35 million tons of leaves and grass hit the nation's landfills, though this number has been in decline since the 1990s when some states (but not Indiana) began introducing legislation that discouraged yard waste heading to landfills.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Nov. 2025
And refutes this idea that dinosaurs were in decline before the asteroid struck.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in decline
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“In decline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20decline. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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