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                    as in to refuse
                                                
              
          
                                                      to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to                                       
              
                             he declined the invitation to the party                                       she declined to participate in the soccer game                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in to deny
                                                
              
          
                                                      to be unwilling to grant                                       
              
                             declined our request to hold a party                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to fall
                                                
              
          
                                                      to go to a lower level especially abruptly                                       
              
                             new-car sales declined to their lowest level in years                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to deteriorate
                                                
              
          
                                                      to become worse or of less value                                       
              
                             his reputation as a writer began to decline not long after his death                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in to decrease
                                                
              
          
                                                      to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually                                       
              
                             the winds should decline as soon as the cold front passes                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to plunge
                                                
              
          
                                                      to lead or extend downward                                       
              
                             the bike path declines toward the riverbank and then follows the river for several miles                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in deterioration
                                                
              
          
                                                      a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body                                       
              
                             her sad decline from a robust athlete to an old woman with arthritis                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in declination
                                                
              
          
                                                      a change to a lower state or level                                       
              
                             the decline of the Roman Empire                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in downhill
                                                
              
          
                                                      a downward slope                                       
              
                             the bicyclist lost control on the unexpectedly steep decline                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in demise
                                                
              
          
                                                      a loss of status                                       
              
                             the engagement at the small club was an unmistakable sign of the rock band's decline                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in decrease
                                                
              
          
                                                      the amount by which something is lessened                                       
              
                             a huge decline in the value of the artwork after its authenticity was questioned                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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