as in decreases
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 subsides
As tree pollen subsides, grass pollen will ramp up, and then ragweed storms will be coming during the fall.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Mar. 2026
While a panic attack subsides eventually, the anxiety-like feeling that precedes a heart attack won’t go away and may even increase in intensity over time.
—Nadine Avola, Flow Space, 19 Feb. 2026
As investor panic subsides, these software names should get interest from traders, according to Pettit.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
The burst of dopamine that triggers motivation simply subsides.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
The right move right now is the one that buys you time, protects your credit as much as possible and gives you space to make clearer decisions once the panic subsides.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
As the mayhem subsides, a silhouette of a lone Charli remains.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2026
The City of Memphis expects major roads to clear in the coming days as the winter storm that swept across the city subsides this week.
—Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 27 Jan. 2026
Eventually, the pain subsides enough to begin the long climb back.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Mar. 2026
While a panic attack subsides eventually, the anxiety-like feeling that precedes a heart attack won’t go away and may even increase in intensity over time.
—Nadine Avola, Flow Space, 19 Feb. 2026
As investor panic subsides, these software names should get interest from traders, according to Pettit.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
The burst of dopamine that triggers motivation simply subsides.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
The right move right now is the one that buys you time, protects your credit as much as possible and gives you space to make clearer decisions once the panic subsides.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
As the mayhem subsides, a silhouette of a lone Charli remains.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2026
The City of Memphis expects major roads to clear in the coming days as the winter storm that swept across the city subsides this week.
—Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 27 Jan. 2026
Eventually, the pain subsides enough to begin the long climb back.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsides
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And recent data from a trial that Cherney is involved in, called REMODEL, show that semaglutide reduces damage to kidney blood vessel linings, decreases the activity of natural killer cells (white blood cells that destroy diseased cells), and increases fat loss from stores surrounding the kidneys.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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Some said Adebayo’s night diminishes sports history.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Carmelia, the Westminster mayor, says there is nothing to do but hope that the supply side of the water ledger eases up after the start of spring on Friday.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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As for Toth adjusting to the academic lifestyle at MIT, the school eases in freshmen during the first semester.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The rules of the game state that, if a head of a household falls, the next person in succession must take their place and fight, or their entire family line will get blown up by Satan.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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By the time the curtain falls, dozens of audience members have become part of the show.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The forty-three-year gap between provocation and retaliation is a void between cause and effect into which all temporal logic vanishes.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
13 Mar. 2026
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The mother of an NBC News journalist vanishes from her Arizona home.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That number shrinks to 56th in round two, 38th in round three and third in the final round.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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As the number of particles increases, the overlap between the prepared input state and the true ground state shrinks exponentially.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Enrollment declines, class size law The plan was put in motion when Samuels was serving as the local superintendent of District 3.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Gradual buys preserve flexibility if the market declines further.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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