as in to diminish
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
as the noise of the siren subsided, I was able to fall back to sleep
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Recent Examples of subside
Storm surge flooding on Bermuda should subside today.
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Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Whether that's because bullying would have subsided anyway or because the ordinance itself is causing kids to think twice is anyone's guess.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
When the din inside Rams Park had finally subsided, Arne Slot attempted to put a positive spin on a wretched night for Liverpool.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The big number arrives, characters emote, high notes ring and ring and ring again … and the aria subsides unmemorably, without leaving the ozone tang that signals a bolt of musical lightning.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Whether that's because bullying would have subsided anyway or because the ordinance itself is causing kids to think twice is anyone's guess.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
When the din inside Rams Park had finally subsided, Arne Slot attempted to put a positive spin on a wretched night for Liverpool.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The big number arrives, characters emote, high notes ring and ring and ring again … and the aria subsides unmemorably, without leaving the ozone tang that signals a bolt of musical lightning.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subside
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Their patches of habitat and their water sources are diminishing; their feeding timeline has grown increasingly erratic, and more barricades are being built all the time, limiting their freedom of movement.—
Ganesh Marín,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
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And another sign the perception is of a Panthers team diminished.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Sesame oil is high in antioxidants that may help decrease the risk of cancer and heart disease, along with reducing joint pain related to arthritis.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Zay Flowers, who finished with a receiving line of 5-for-72, fell a yard short of a long TD on a 56-yard gain.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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City administrator echoes points other municipalities have stated Brown presented a series of slides and data pieces that, among other facts, showed the city has lagged further behind in terms of property revenue increases falling short of 3% inflation on existing services on average.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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This doesn’t necessarily mean suits and ties will vanish, only that players have options to get creative.—
Rob Rossi,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In a daring escape a few months later, Bishnoi vanished, allegedly to settle a blood debt for a slain cousin, according to local media reports.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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This year’s version was probably the hardest so far because of a continually shrinking talent discrepancy between the haves and the have-nots on the back end.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Many of the outlets that still publish criticism have shrunk coverage or shifted toward fuzzier features that approach literature as little more than a lifestyle choice.—
David L. Ulin,
The Atlantic,
6 Oct. 2025
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Organizers said donations will help ease medical and financial burdens for the family during his recovery.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Criteria have been eased several times since then as the kingdom increasingly sees the need to court foreign capital.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And some items, though limited, have seen prices decline, including Graeter’s Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip ice cream, Montgomery Inn’s full rack of ribs, Pringles potato chips and Red and Blue Bicycle Playing cards (though a standard deck has risen 11% in line with the overall index.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Netflix has declined to comment on Musk’s campaign.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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As time goes on, objects that are gravitationally unbound from one another will recede away from one another at ever-increasing rates.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
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The whole image is a set of geometric elements receding precisely, which either or both ruins or/and enhances a little of the painting’s magic for me.—
Kate Colby
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Subside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subside. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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