receding (from)

present participle of recede (from)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for receding (from)
Verb
  • The parts of California where going someplace requires getting on a highway and driving for thirty minutes feel like both Costco’s native habitat and my own.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The show does not reveal how the sentencing ends up going, instead concluding on a hopeful yet uncertain note.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The battle resulted in the Indigenous residents withdrawing and paved the way for an 1843 treaty that opened up the area to more settlement, according to the historical association.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Budapest is in the process of withdrawing from the ICC.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Proponents of Illinois secession are serious about leaving Illinois, but don't necessarily want to join Indiana.
    Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025
  • One week later, the inmate attacked him in the middle of the night and beat him with a padlock attached to a belt, leaving him with a gash to the head and other injuries, according to the lawsuit.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Since Olympic charter flights to Milan will be departing from the New York area, and because the Islanders had been promised an event in February 2026, the possibility of doing a big press availability was discussed as an alternative.
    Chris Johnston, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The foundation prevailed over Lund and other departing directors in its drive for immediate, sweeping changes on the board in support of new Chief Executive Officer Maziar Mike Doustdar’s strategy.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wyeth keeps the men at lens-length before retreating to the studio.
    Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
  • As the Arctic has warmed four times faster than the rest of the world, sea ice is rapidly retreating.
    Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Receding (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receding%20%28from%29. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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