receding 1 of 3

present participle of recede
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receding

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adjective

receding

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of receding
Noun
There’s a difference between a critic and a fan, but the line between them is receding from view. Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025 The man turns a receding hairline into a character choice better than any actor in the business. Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024 This condition typically begins with a receding hairline and thinning at the crown. Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024 In response to receding inflation, the Fed has reduced its benchmark interest rate at its last two meetings and is expected to announce another rate cut at its final 2024 meeting next week. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 In one, there is a long, receding highway beneath a leafy canopy road. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024 Economists say that will almost certainly push up consumer price inflation, which has been receding from nearly double digits in 2022 but remains about a percentage point above policymakers’ 2% target for core inflation. Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 Advertisement Many think the Dodgers should be grateful to win the World Series this year and humbly behave like other recent defending champions by cutting corners and reducing costs and receding back into the pack. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 Sure, there’s some visual distinctiveness between the receding hairline and the large forehead. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receding
Verb
  • Three top concerns include elections and political turmoil that threaten progress, companies retreating or staying silent on DEI and ESG goals, and the rise of sustainability reporting that’s (temporarily) taking up companies’ time.
    Andrew Winston, Harvard Business Review, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Deporting millions of immigrants and retreating from global trade by implementing slogans like America First will not achieve these goals.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Morgan said over the next year there will be new core footings, new support posts and new hanging, overhead signs.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
  • The dark side of the story was the murder by rabid Nazis — hangings and death by beating — of scores of fellow prisoners who were accused of faltering belief in Hitler and Nazism.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • In December 2023, Congress passed a National Defense Authorization Act that aimed to block any president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO without approval from the Senate or an act of Congress.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Diddy is expected to return to court on March 17 and will spend the holiday season behind bars after withdrawing his appeal for bail.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But the same things that prevent parents from maintaining employment or housing — especially substance abuse and mental illness — often inhibit them from engaging in services, while also diminishing their ability to protect and care for their children.
    Emily Putnam-Hornstein and Naomi Schaefer Riley, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
  • After his round, the Irishman did not tolerate the media diminishing his spot in the tournament.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The modest share price increase to A$42 came despite a decline in the company’s net profit from $13.7 billion to $10.2 billion in the 12 months to June 30.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Black bear sightings on the rise Similar to bobcats, the black bear population is on the rise after experiencing a population decline in the 1800s due to hunting and habitat loss.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Cilantro can be a polarizing ingredient, but Beyoncé's cilantro-free guacamole recipe ensures everyone will love the finished dip.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Take a dip, cast a line, or stay on shore for some excellent shelling.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
  • That was after falling less than 13,000 fans short of 3 million in 2022.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Where corporate criminal investigations resolve without filing any criminal charges (through a declination or deferred prosecution agreement), companies should expect victims to still voice their views loudly to the Justice Department and beyond.
    Lisa Zornberg, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • The changing declination also defines the daily arc that the sun takes across the sky, thereby accounting for the length of daylight.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2025

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“Receding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receding. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.

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