as in to diminish
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
as the noise of the siren subsided, I was able to fall back to sleep
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Recent Examples of subside
Typically, symptoms will subside once the body gets rid of the toxins by vomiting or diarrhea.
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 28 Aug. 2025
Guiducci arrives at a moment when some of that anger has subsided, and the punch-drunk culture seems counterintuitively eager to escape into nostalgia and tastemaking, splashy profiles, and — just sometimes — confrontational journalism.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Fortunately, the issue subsides once the instruments and vocals stack on top.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Within the first 12 hours, Monaco says the swelling began to subside.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 28 Aug. 2025
Guiducci arrives at a moment when some of that anger has subsided, and the punch-drunk culture seems counterintuitively eager to escape into nostalgia and tastemaking, splashy profiles, and — just sometimes — confrontational journalism.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Fortunately, the issue subsides once the instruments and vocals stack on top.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Within the first 12 hours, Monaco says the swelling began to subside.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subside
Verb
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As Elizabeth Hardwick and others have contended over the years, criticism has too often diminished as a form of argument and rigorous engagement.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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National Weather Service meteorologists consider forecasting waterspouts during the late summer and fall whenever large, cool air masses overspread the waters of the Great Lakes.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Buildings told CBS News New York and News 12 Long Island that a 10-by-10-inch section of the ceiling collapsed due to possible water damage, and pieces of the building fell on customers dining inside.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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After that surprising turn of events, The Rock seemingly vanished as part of the storyline, and now fans believe he's finally done appearing in matches.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Her presence on socials was blank; a few fake ones popped up and then vanished.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Salmon and other fish populations, deprived of hundreds of miles of quiet pools to lay their eggs and for the juvenile fish to survive and thrive, shrank by about 95%, which led the federal government to enact protections for some salmon populations.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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Job creation slows, local economies tighten, real estate markets feel the strain, and America’s global competitiveness weakens as innovation pipelines shrink.—
Britney Porter,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Alcaraz was briefly in a battle against Novak Djokovic, but eased through the third set after taking the second on a tiebreak.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The new rates, intended to streamline processes and compliance while easing the burden on consumers, include tax cuts on various items like apparel and footwear, and narrow down the four tax slabs introduced when GST first rolled out in 2017.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
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Burberry's share price has fallen sharply over recent years, declining almost 80% from April 2023 to September 2024, as waning sales and a slew of management changes exacerbated a wider luxury downturn.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Morris and his attorneys declined comment.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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McGregor began publicly expressing anti-immigration and anti-asylum seeker views in 2022 after his career in fighting seemed to be receding and around the same time that far-right ethno-nationalism was rising in Ireland.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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The discovery also shows how a single strong runoff year, 2023, postponed serious water shortages on the Colorado River, and how, two years later, as the water recedes again, those shortages loom on the horizon.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Subside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subside. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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