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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as in to stop
to come to an end
the rain let up just as we reached the house
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as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
the windmill slowed down as the wind let up
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
The challenges for Netanyahu are abundant, forming a circle that is seemingly impossible to square: His ultranationalist, far-right coalition partners are threatening to bring down the government if there is any letup in the war.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
After more than 900 days of the war, Russia and Ukraine show no sign of letting up in the fight or moving closer to the negotiating table.
—Illia Novikov and Vasilisa Stepanenko, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Dismayed at the plight of Palestinian civilians and with no letup in the Israeli campaign, the White House National Security Council asked the Pentagon in recent weeks for possible options to get more aid into Gaza by air, land and sea, two administration officials told NBC News.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
The challenges for Netanyahu are abundant, forming a circle that is seemingly impossible to square: His ultranationalist, far-right coalition partners are threatening to bring down the government if there is any letup in the war.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
Verb
As the three-month climatological summer came to a close, many locations reported a summer among the top five warmest, and for some, the heat showed no signs of letting up as September began.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
After more than 900 days of the war, Russia and Ukraine show no sign of letting up in the fight or moving closer to the negotiating table.
—Illia Novikov and Vasilisa Stepanenko, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Letup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letup. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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