as in subsided
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
viewers' interest in the reality show eventually palled
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In the two weeks since the Justice Department failed to fully meet a legal deadline to release its expansive tranche of files on Jeffrey Epstein, old conspiracy theories about his life and death have subsided and new ones have taken shape.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
2 Jan. 2026 -
As entheogenic effects subsided, the digital-age healer pulled out her iPhone and showed me photos from her recent trip home.—
María Cristina Lalonde,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2025
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While the short-term base rate decreased thanks to cuts from the Fed last year, analysts are widely expecting the base rate to decrease at a slower pace in the New Year.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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When eccentricity decreased, the climate shifted toward drier conditions.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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As the urgency of the pandemic waned and booster uptake diminished, Moderna’s key revenue source disappeared.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Hada Labo Tokyo Anti-Aging Hydrator The Hada Labo Tokyo Anti-Aging Hydrator is a fragrance-free face moisturizer with myriad benefits, including plumper skin, fewer fine lines, and diminished dryness.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
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Antoine’s trees were eventually felled after the plantation changed hands multiple times after the death of enslaver Roman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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For every tree felled in the development of the hotel, two saplings were planted, and what's more, for every day that a guest decides to forgo housekeeping, a new tree will be planted (there's a nifty switch in your room so staff know).—
Grainne McBride,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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But one year has not eased the pain felt by the parents of Nicholas Burkett.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Digital advance booking has eased the process, allowing travelers to bypass terminal queues at Cebu’s busy Pier 1.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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Melody and the child's father, Rico Garrett, vanished weeks after the fire.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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An avid outdoorsman who vanished off North Carolina’s Outer Banks was terminally ill, according to family members.—
Mark Price
January 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Palled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palled. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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