as in decreased
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 subsided
Shinnecock Hills did its part, even after the strongest wind subsided.
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Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
While the most intense combat has subsided, Israeli forces have continued launching airstrikes and opening fire on Palestinians, leaving more than 1,000 people dead since the ceasefire began in October, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 20 June 2026
Darwin suspected that atolls formed when coral grew around volcanoes, creating a ring that remained when the volcano subsided.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 19 June 2026
While those rate offers have since subsided, there are still multiple attractive options for savers right now.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 June 2026
The fighting subsided but did not stop Thursday.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
And last year’s tariff whiplash has largely subsided, in part thanks to the Supreme Court’s February ruling against the president’s approach.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
Yet while the pace of inflation subsided, bringing Social Security cost-of-living adjustments down in subsequent years, consumer prices have mostly stayed higher.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Indeed, the uproar has subsided considerably.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
While the most intense combat has subsided, Israeli forces have continued launching airstrikes and opening fire on Palestinians, leaving more than 1,000 people dead since the ceasefire began in October, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 20 June 2026
Darwin suspected that atolls formed when coral grew around volcanoes, creating a ring that remained when the volcano subsided.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 19 June 2026
While those rate offers have since subsided, there are still multiple attractive options for savers right now.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 June 2026
The fighting subsided but did not stop Thursday.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
And last year’s tariff whiplash has largely subsided, in part thanks to the Supreme Court’s February ruling against the president’s approach.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
Yet while the pace of inflation subsided, bringing Social Security cost-of-living adjustments down in subsequent years, consumer prices have mostly stayed higher.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Indeed, the uproar has subsided considerably.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsided
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In March, a nurse assessed Parias for complaints of increasing pain, and the nurse noted decreased mobility, prompting the nurse to submit a referral for an orthopedic evaluation, as well as additional medications.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
20 June 2026
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This year, a census report compiled by Nutmeg Consulting found that the homeless sheltered population increased by around 17%, while the number of people living outside decreased by almost 50%.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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But Kesselring’s role was further diminished when Buffalo acquired defensemen Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn from the Winnipeg Jets at the trade deadline in March.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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Since then, our evenings have been brighter and our melatonin diminished.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Aalto University / Mahdi Asgari History is filled with stories of the great being felled by the puny.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 June 2026
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And those are the lucky ones, who weren’t felled by late-season injuries and bumped from the tournament the way Brazil’s Rodrygo, Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma and Germany’s Serge Gnabry were.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The pound eased against major currencies as speculation mounted that Starmer was going to set out a timetable for his departure.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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By then, the peak summer rush has eased, many families have returned home and the islands begin to regain some breathing room.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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That said, the bank does not anticipate an immediate comeback, as confidence in the asset among investors has ebbed.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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Who cares about a list of around 20 other schools on Milwaukee’s north side where student achievement is low, enrollment has fallen, and resources and vitality have ebbed over the last quarter century?—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Dive and swiftwater rescue teams are in the water in Libertyville looking for someone who may have vanished in the Des Plaines River.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Meanwhile, to the joy of investors, untold thousands of jobs have vanished.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Verb
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The Dadar Parsi Colony Gymkhana declined to comment because the matter is before the courts.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Starmer's popularity has also declined amid a persistently high cost of living, sluggish economic growth and criticism over his acceptance of gifts from wealthy donors.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
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That number shrank to 9,643 the next year and 2,126 in 1992, before sinking to as few as a few dozen per year in the early 2000s.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The price fell because the crisis-risk premium shrank, or the baseline supply-and-demand conditions improved, or both.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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