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
  • Eat plenty of fiber, which aids digestion and decreases your risk.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 7 July 2026
  • As greenhouse gases cool and shrink this upper atmospheric region, atmospheric drag decreases.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Definition of decreases
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  • After the laughter ringing through the room subsides, though, Abela does allow for a moment of reverence — for the HBO drama if not for the disreputable people who populate it.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
  • Then the climax subsides for a lovely coda of strings, accompanied by a denouement in which the now casually clad, contemporary-looking singer smashes up her play set in the apartment where she’s presumably been brooding over all this stuff.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 May 2026
Definition of subsides
Verb
  • In most lakes oxygen content diminishes rapidly at depths below 35 feet.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • None of this diminishes the responsibility of wealthy countries.
    — W. Gyude Moore, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of diminishes
Verb
  • Many international students pay full tuition, turning them an increasingly important source of revenue as domestic enrollment declines.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Alan Jackson declines comment With that, the judge left the bench, taking no comment or questions from the lawyers present.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of declines
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