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
At others, the episode tails off; dialogue subsides into silence, as though by default.
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Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Lahey said normal response to intense emotional stress typically subsides quickly.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Mariners traversing the bar are urged to exercise extreme caution or stay in port until the threat subsides.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The driver was safely rescued, but their vehicle will stay in the flooded roadway, between the road closures, until the water subsides.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
As the storm subsides, significant river flooding is expected to continue through the weekend, according to the NWS.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Warm-season lawns are fertilized in late spring and summer to promote dense growth and again in late summer or early fall, once the heat subsides, to aid recovery from summer stress and prepare the lawn for winter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
Conditions may be chaotic right now, Finck said, but fashion purveyors are starting to think about what happens after the market turbulence subsides.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
Their base case assumes that recovery will resume once uncertainty subsides.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Lahey said normal response to intense emotional stress typically subsides quickly.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Mariners traversing the bar are urged to exercise extreme caution or stay in port until the threat subsides.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The driver was safely rescued, but their vehicle will stay in the flooded roadway, between the road closures, until the water subsides.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
As the storm subsides, significant river flooding is expected to continue through the weekend, according to the NWS.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Warm-season lawns are fertilized in late spring and summer to promote dense growth and again in late summer or early fall, once the heat subsides, to aid recovery from summer stress and prepare the lawn for winter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
Conditions may be chaotic right now, Finck said, but fashion purveyors are starting to think about what happens after the market turbulence subsides.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
Their base case assumes that recovery will resume once uncertainty subsides.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsides
Verb
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Conductance decreases exponentially as the molecule gets longer, meaning longer molecules carry less current.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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These include older adults (partly because the skin’s ability to synthesize vitamin D decreases with age) and people with certain medical conditions such as celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and other disorders that interfere with the body’s ability to absorb dietary fat.—
Stacey Colino,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Maybe, too, Giannis gets hurt again in March and his trade value diminishes a bit more.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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Critics of this new federal tax scholarship program such as the Chicago Teachers Union, the Illinois Federation of Teachers and other lobbying groups say that this funding program takes money away from public education and diminishes schooling opportunities in favor of private or religious schools.—
Froylan Jimenez,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Brewer starts fast, eases past Granbury Carter Scott scored 15 of his game-high 21 points in the second half as Fort Worth Brewer jumped out to an early lead and then cruised to a 79-44 win over Granbury in a District 5-5A game on Tuesday.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Feb. 2026
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Departing from Moynihan Train Hall in the heart of Manhattan, the train eases out from beneath the skyline before slipping into New Jersey, where city boroughs gradually give way to quieter suburbs.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Hypothermia is a condition in which the body’s core temperature falls below 95 degrees.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Cleaning your oven, however, is something that falls within the former category.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Set at the height of the Arab Spring in 2011, the play examines a Middle Eastern Studies department in London thrown into crisis when a young Syrian blogger vanishes without a trace.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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Even worse, amid the endless barrage of newness, our tolerance for sitting with work that may surprise or challenge us, confound and move us, weakens—or vanishes entirely.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This combination shrinks the outer bark while the inner cambium freezes and expands.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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That’s unusual for this time of year, when inventory typically shrinks.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Using rolling peaks, which measure declines from the most recent market high rather than calendar periods, the S & P 500 has gone 185 days without a 10% drawdown, a stretch that, by itself, does not signal an imminent correction.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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Calls for repeal come with leaders of Balboa Park museums and other organizations saying that declines in park visits have ranged from 20% to more than 50% and that overall annual revenue could drop by $20 million to $30 million.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Subsides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsides. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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