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Verb (1)

recede, retreat, retract, back mean to move backward. recede implies a gradual withdrawing from a forward or high fixed point in time or space. the flood waters gradually receded retreat implies withdrawal from a point or position reached. retreating soldiers retract implies drawing back from an extended position. a cat retracting its claws back is used with up, down, out, or off to refer to any retrograde motion. backed off on the throttle

Examples of recede in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Covid-19, thanks to heroic pharma innovators, will recede. — Rich Karlgaard, Forbes, 8 June 2021 Other analysts also are dusting off their crystal balls in an effort to predict when COVID-19 pandemic will recede in the United States. — Julie Washington, cleveland, 20 May 2021 The deficit would recede slightly in the following years before growing again to nearly $1.6 trillion by 2031. — New York Times, 27 May 2021 The military-style, heavily armed police tactical teams that are more prevalent these days would recede from view, deployed in only the most dangerous scenarios. — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2021 Despite the rapidly accelerating pace of vaccination, the pandemic will not recede overnight, said experts who praised the detail and scientific grounding of the C.D.C. recommendations. — New York Times, 8 Mar. 2021 From that point to his death a few hours later, his rhetorical strength continues to recede and abandon him, like air leaking from a balloon. — Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 4 Apr. 2021 There is a crispness to the hard edges of the blocks of color – the jacket, the T-shirt, the house, that make the colors pop while the facial details recede into a more quiet zone. — Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021 But the administration would be foolish to suppose the surge will recede on its own. — Bret Stephens New York Times, Star Tribune, 6 Apr. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Covid-19, thanks to heroic pharma innovators, will recede. — Rich Karlgaard, Forbes, 8 June 2021 So while Covid restrictions may soon recede into the past, the Republican Party seems determined to stay in the surreal era, with a cast of characters that impress far more for their outrageous behavior than for any thoughtful proposals. — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 14 May 2021 There is a crispness to the hard edges of the blocks of color – the jacket, the T-shirt, the house, that make the colors pop while the facial details recede into a more quiet zone. — Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021 Other analysts also are dusting off their crystal balls in an effort to predict when COVID-19 pandemic will recede in the United States. — Julie Washington, cleveland, 20 May 2021 From that point to his death a few hours later, his rhetorical strength continues to recede and abandon him, like air leaking from a balloon. — Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 4 Apr. 2021 The military-style, heavily armed police tactical teams that are more prevalent these days would recede from view, deployed in only the most dangerous scenarios. — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2021 But the administration would be foolish to suppose the surge will recede on its own. — Bret Stephens New York Times, Star Tribune, 6 Apr. 2021 The findings, published this month in Geophysical Research Letters, suggest this commotion can be tapped for useful clues as to how quickly glaciers may recede as temperatures climb—and thus how fast global sea levels might rise. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 May 2018

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