drains (away)

verb

present tense third-person singular of drain (away)
as in decreases
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually as the city lost population, its political influence drained away

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  1. decreases
  2. subsides
  3. diminishes
  4. declines
Verb
  • Cooking decreases some of the sugars in corn, such as glucose, fructose, and maltose.
    — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Fertility in women decreases gradually but significantly at age 32 and rapidly after 37, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreases
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  • Still, the entire curve has shifted lower as volatility generally subsides.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • When the storm subsides, the Pogues use Kiara’s coordinates and Pope’s calculations to return to the water and search for the gold.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of subsides
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  • If those are important to you, that diminishes the credit's value.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Violence diminishes its victims, forcing everyone to play a single thankless role.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of diminishes
Verb
  • Ho-seok declines to participate, but Mi-ok becomes Ye-ji’s interview subject, and then, after a fashion, her friend.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But a 2023 study found that construction professionals perceived the fast-track strategy as posing a different set of risks, including construction errors and productivity declines, when better productivity is supposed to be the whole point.
    — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of declines
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