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adjective

as in retrogressing

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noun

as in hanging

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verb

present participle of recede
1
as in subsiding
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the sound of sirens receded as the fire engines roared off into the distance

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2
as in retreating
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) after the rain stops, the floodwaters should gradually recede

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Recent Examples of receding
Verb
With the company-specific data receding, the economic calendar becomes of more interest this week. — Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 On Friday, Dotres seemed more worried about Haitian parents receding from public life, and taking their children with them. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026 Gum Disease Sensitive teeth can be a sign of gum disease or receding gums. — Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2026 In Hungary too, where the heat crisis is severely straining the country’s energy supply, the receding water levels of the Danube River exposed several bombs, likely from World War II, a local official said last week. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 The receding waters are also affecting nuclear energy production in numerous countries where water from the Danube is typically used to cool reactors. — Justin Spike, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Symptoms vary depending on the type of hair loss but commonly include gradual thinning, a widening part, a receding hairline, excessive shedding, round bald patches or the loss of eyebrows and eyelashes. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 31 July 2026 There were no reports of deaths or injuries, and the flood waters were receding Thursday. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 Flooding damages buildings in Gilmer County Along Cox Creek in Gilmer County, rising waters surrounded nearby properties before receding early in the morning. — Rashad Williams, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receding
  1. stopped
  2. hanging
  3. subsiding
  4. retreating
  5. declivity
  6. decreasing
  7. withdrawing
  8. decline
Adjective
  • Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.
    — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.
    — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of stopped
Noun
  • While each Republican sheep committed a virtual public hanging of the accomplished Fauci, Laura Ingraham smirked each and every time a Republican lambasted him!
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Specialist decorators have spent thousands of hours painstakingly refreshing the paintwork, reupholstering the furnishings, and replacing the silk wall-hangings with fabric that matches the designs from over seven decades earlier.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 29 July 2026
Definition of hanging
Verb
  • Key Background The crisis appeared to be subsiding somewhat Friday as Spanish authorities said a majority of the 60,000 people who crossed into Ceuta from Morocco over the past several days had returned home.
    — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • India, one of the world's most prolific IPO markets, was gearing up for issues worth $50 billion as tension in the Middle East were subsiding.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of subsiding
Verb
  • James survived the shooting, but is shown retreating back to his car while losing blood.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The outlet claimed that, while Beatrice was focused on supporting her family, Edo was retreating into his work.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of retreating
Noun
  • Even after weeks of drying winds, the crackly leaves worked themselves into every corner and declivity.
    — Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Definition of declivity
Verb
  • Blue bands ranging from 90% to 25% show decreasing solar coverage across Europe, northern Africa, Canada and parts of the United States.
    — Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the decline in China’s agricultural labor force, driven by the migration of farmers to urban and industrial centers, is also decreasing productivity.
    — Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreasing
Verb
  • The road map involves Hamas gradually giving up its weapons while Israeli forces halt attacks and begin withdrawing from Gaza.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Dozens of additional settlers arrived, moving boulders into the road and throwing rocks at the security forces, who were seen firing sound grenades and spraying settlers with pepper spray before withdrawing.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of withdrawing
Noun
  • This decline could affect the annual value of his next contract.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Overall, patients who took estrogen-only hormone therapy for menopause were less likely to display signs of memory loss or cognitive decline or to be diagnosed with dementia.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of decline

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