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
While the heaviest fighting has subsided, the shaky truce has been interrupted by almost daily Israeli fire.
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Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The family’s anger has subsided some since the baby’s death, in part because of their trust in God’s plan.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The family’s anger has subsided some since the baby’s death, in part because of their trust in God’s plan.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
But the drama subsided as Monday’s score got out of hand.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
As the crash subsided, police said the Mercedes caught fire and responding police officers pulled the driver and underage passenger from the burning wreck.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Now that the euphoria of David Pastrnak’s overtime game-winner has now subsided, the Bruins get back to the business of staving off elimination at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres in Friday’s Game 6 at the Garden.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
This, many experts told STAT, explains why the threat from Covid has subsided.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
The fighting largely subsided in March, after the two sides declared a temporary truce for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The family’s anger has subsided some since the baby’s death, in part because of their trust in God’s plan.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The family’s anger has subsided some since the baby’s death, in part because of their trust in God’s plan.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
But the drama subsided as Monday’s score got out of hand.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
As the crash subsided, police said the Mercedes caught fire and responding police officers pulled the driver and underage passenger from the burning wreck.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Now that the euphoria of David Pastrnak’s overtime game-winner has now subsided, the Bruins get back to the business of staving off elimination at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres in Friday’s Game 6 at the Garden.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
This, many experts told STAT, explains why the threat from Covid has subsided.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
The fighting largely subsided in March, after the two sides declared a temporary truce for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsided
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At an optimal dosage of 10 g/L, the lag phase of hydrogen production decreased by about 50%, and the specific hydrogen yield increased by roughly 33%, according to researchers.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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Wealthy Russians, Ukrainians, and northern Europeans snapped up properties, too—though visitors from the Russian-speaking world have decreased since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.—
Rebecca Rose,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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The unlikely union lasted 10 years and the mutual admiration between the two famed figures never diminished.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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While the immediate flood threat has diminished, rain is expected to persist along the Mid-Atlantic coast.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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But they were felled by poor shooting Friday, making just 35% overall and were particularly bad from long range.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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But before he was felled at age 68 by a heart attack, Joiner had shared what was in the briefcase with the lead Louisiana State Police investigator on the case, Stefan Montgomery, Joiner's son and the LSP confirmed.—
Stephanie Gosk,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Those fears have eased somewhat in recent months as some Democratic candidates advance from the pack.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Restrictions were partially eased in February before being tightened again after the US and Israel struck Iran on February 28.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Since then, killings have ebbed from the record high of 81 in 2022.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2026
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But the pace at which the increases ebbed differed within that market, in part because its retail structures differed among states and cities.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Last season, the illusion of parity vanished when the Liberty put a 48-point pasting on the rebuilding Sun.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Algorithms shifted without ceremony, monetization features appeared, vanished, reappeared—more complex.—
Stephanie Hind,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Kazarian declined to comment further on Friday afternoon.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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The Padres placed Cruz on the restricted list in mid-March and have declined further comment.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The Bulls lag significantly behind their peers in the investment toward an analytics department, which shrank to one of the smallest in the league during the final year of Karnišovas’ reign.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Though the film funds have now finally started to flow again, the pot has been shrunk by the government from a total €700 million ($822 million) in 2025 to €610 million ($716 million) in 2026, and €500 ($585 million) earmarked for 2027.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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“Subsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsided. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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