as in dying (down)
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as in ending
to come to an end
the rain let up just as we reached the house
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as in decreasing
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
the windmill slowed down as the wind let up
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Recent Examples of letting up
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
So are tariffs, geopolitical volatility and economic uncertainty that shows no signs of letting up.
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Tony Loyd,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Data center spending, which is the main source of Nvidia’s revenue, hasn’t shown signs of letting up.
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Ian King,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
The Georgia Legislature roundly rejected a bill legalizing sports betting, but sports betting companies aren’t letting up.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
The fervor around the series has taken hold of the book world and doesn’t seem to be letting up any time soon.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
Running a tight 95 minutes, and never letting up for one of them, Apex is yet another perfect showcase for Theron’s exceptional physical talents as the premier female action star working in movies.
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
In the year since, there has been no sign that the pressure is letting up.
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Anil Oza,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
Combined with the top overall seed this year, and the close call against Siena in round one, and with Cameron Boozer’s lone season, that pressure isn’t letting up.
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Justin Williams,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
The fact that travel isn’t letting up despite the higher costs isn’t a surprise, said Adam Sacks, president of Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics consulting company.
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Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
So are tariffs, geopolitical volatility and economic uncertainty that shows no signs of letting up.
—
Tony Loyd,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Data center spending, which is the main source of Nvidia’s revenue, hasn’t shown signs of letting up.
—
Ian King,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
The Georgia Legislature roundly rejected a bill legalizing sports betting, but sports betting companies aren’t letting up.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
The fervor around the series has taken hold of the book world and doesn’t seem to be letting up any time soon.
—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
Running a tight 95 minutes, and never letting up for one of them, Apex is yet another perfect showcase for Theron’s exceptional physical talents as the premier female action star working in movies.
—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
In the year since, there has been no sign that the pressure is letting up.
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Anil Oza,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
Combined with the top overall seed this year, and the close call against Siena in round one, and with Cameron Boozer’s lone season, that pressure isn’t letting up.
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Justin Williams,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letting up
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And a whistle was called for offside, ending the counterattack.
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But that era is ending because memory is becoming the bottleneck.
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Authors on the study found that COVID vaccines were roughly 55% effective in preventing hospitalizations associated with the illness and about 50% effective in decreasing trips to emergency rooms or urgent care facilities.
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If one wanted to produce more offense by decreasing drag, mixing in some baseballs with lower seams wouldn’t hurt.
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And the heat’s not stopping anytime soon.
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.
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The afternoon started tough until the wind kept subsiding, and players began taking aim at flags.
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Weather service and public safety officials said the safest thing to do is to stay away from the beaches altogether until the southern swells start subsiding.
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The 26-date trek kicked off tonight in Minnesota, and currently has stops planned for New York City’s Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome before concluding at Austin’s Moody Center on August 14.
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India and the United States forged ahead in their months-long discussions about an interim trade agreement this week, with United States Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer concluding a two-day trip to New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Not even a hint of repercussions for diminishing the integrity of the event.
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The 23-page analysis also pointed to escalating public health and social services costs, declining investments in capital improvements and an outsized reliance on state and federal tax dollars as drivers of the county’s diminishing financial health.
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The question is whether to splurge now, when there isn’t much available, or to wait for star players’ legacy deals to start expiring.
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The biggest trade of the session so far was a sale of 300 of the 13-strike puts expiring in January 2028 that brought in $327,000.
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The first-round showers and storms will move eastward through the rest of Saturday morning with the activity tapering off in the early afternoon.
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For most movies, the opening weekend is the most lucrative, with ticket sales tapering off from there.
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“Letting up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letting%20up. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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