ebbed

past tense of ebb
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Recent Examples of ebbed Beverage makers are grappling with consumers’ desires for healthier fare, and sales of beer and soda have ebbed. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025 Then as floodwaters slowly ebbed away, seeds for the harvest could be sown. Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025 With an unclear business model, then, any remaining enthusiasm in Washington for the Olkaria project — and, in all likelihood, the prospect of others like it in Africa — has ebbed. Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025 Little ink has been spilled for the Cats as the team takes on the rare task of sharing a field and a spotlight with a major league franchise, and the team’s attendance has ebbed in this first of three seasons sharing Sutter Health Park with the Athletics. Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ebbed
Verb
  • However, as Ozzy's health deteriorated, the project shifted into a film instead.
    Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Stone, brick and window work has deteriorated.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Thompson said the lending skew will ultimately create worsened housing markets.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The data, together with interviews with public health experts, underscore that skepticism around the COVID-19 vaccine has seeped into broader attitudes toward immunization, worsened by the spread of misinformation and disinformation.
    Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Educator turnover in Wisconsin public schools has decreased from pandemic highs but remains elevated.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • After just a few minutes on each arm, the soreness had noticeably decreased, and my arms looked more defined and less puffy, especially near the underarm area where water retention tends to settle.
    Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, Bryant’s body has crumbled.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • When that didn't work, Cincy crumbled.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So how the hell did that happen when cinematic box office is diminished generally?
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Cyber threats have not diminished, and CFOs are as vigilant as ever, Gallucci noted.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the two soldiers descended the elevator to the three art vaults, escorted by the bank manager, neither Madame Matisse nor Marguerite was present.
    Christopher C. Gorham September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The path into the cave descended steeply, and the ceiling lowered so that everyone had to bend and then squat.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Onscreen, a bridezilla sent an equivalent table soaring through a banquet hall, felling at least one chandelier.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • They’re supposed to do fine in extreme heat and snow, though residents of other cities have had to rescue them when they’ve been felled by weather.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Ebbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ebbed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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