letup 1 of 2

as in slowdown
a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something the downpour continued for hours without letup

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verb

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Recent Examples of letup
Noun
As the months passed with little letup in the bombardment, the Gaza death toll grew exponentially. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024 Even as Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin negotiate the fate of the war in Ukraine — and express hope for better relations between Washington and Moscow — America’s NATO allies say there has been no letup in Russian sabotage operations across Europe. Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
The rain should let up on Sunday in Middle Tenessee, according to the National Weather Service. Allison Kiehl, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 And the demand in London, especially, won’t let up. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for letup
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letup
Noun
  • The seeming slowdown in hate speech monitoring comes as antisemitic harassment, vandalism, and assault are on the rise in the United States and globally, the Anti-Defamation League reported, with 2024 deemed a peak year for antisemitism.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
  • Even top producers should expect a slowdown in the first few months.
    Drew Gurley, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • The toddler stopped crying about 15 minutes after she had been put down for a nap.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • The black box stopped recording a few seconds later.
    Clara McMichael, ABC News, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • The enhanced subsidies started during the COVID-19 pandemic under the Biden administration and helped dramatically decrease the cost of premiums for these plans.
    Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 18 July 2025
  • There isn’t an income ceiling, but the percentage gradually decreases as income rises.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • On the plus side a decline in auto prices is expected as the demand is now lower after the strong buying in March and April.
    Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • Policy journals brim with articles about American decline and the advent of multipolarity.
    Hal Brands, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • Shaffer and his colleagues have concluded the bird hitched back-to-back rides on a garbage truck, taking advantage of the low-effort form of transportation to reach a destination filled with tasty food scraps.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
  • The four astronauts of Axiom Space's latest private mission have concluded their stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Ax-4's SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, named Grace, undocked from the ISS this morning (July 14), carrying the quartet on the last leg of the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • The best wrinkle creams on Amazon prove that drugstore prices don't diminish efficacy.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 July 2025
  • Eggs may not be quite so extreme, since the bird flu problem is expected to diminish.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • Trump also described battlefield losses and touted his credentials as a leader who can end wars.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
  • Isn’t there anybody who can end this cycle before another person loses her life savings?
    Rebecca Keegan, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Once the shock subsided, Wiley realized what an unusual and humorous experience this is.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
  • Some victims say that grief is hitting them harder now that the acute crisis has subsided.
    James Rainey Follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025

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“Letup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letup. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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