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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 subsiding
Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
Hurricane conditions are occurring within the warning area in Cuba but expected to begin subsiding this afternoon.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Land is subsiding in the Ranegras Plain basin and groundwater is declining faster than the rate of replenishment, the Arizona Department of Water Resources informed residents gathered in Brenda at the Desert Gold RV Resort.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Permafrost is also thawing, land is subsiding, and sea-level rise is adding to the risk.
—Rick Thoman, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
From the Luddites smashing looms in 19th-century England to autoworkers walking out over the introduction of robots to the factory floor in the 1980s, resistance has flared before either being crushed or subsiding, giving way to the new economies and social orders the technologies ushered in.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
During the recent measles outbreak centered in Texas, the Pandemic Center’s data contradicted Kennedy’s assertions that the crisis was subsiding, Jennifer Nuzzo, the director of the Pandemic Center, told me.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
The totals included two new records, coinciding with a subsiding Middle Tennessee heat wave.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
The city is subsiding by more than 3 millimetres a year, and even in the United Nations’ best-case climate scenario, a third of the metropolis could be underwater or uninhabitable by 2050.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
Beyond the curse of high expectations, other headwinds that weighed on Eaton's shares appear to be subsiding, including capacity expansion.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
Hurricane conditions are occurring within the warning area in Cuba but expected to begin subsiding this afternoon.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Land is subsiding in the Ranegras Plain basin and groundwater is declining faster than the rate of replenishment, the Arizona Department of Water Resources informed residents gathered in Brenda at the Desert Gold RV Resort.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Permafrost is also thawing, land is subsiding, and sea-level rise is adding to the risk.
—Rick Thoman, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
From the Luddites smashing looms in 19th-century England to autoworkers walking out over the introduction of robots to the factory floor in the 1980s, resistance has flared before either being crushed or subsiding, giving way to the new economies and social orders the technologies ushered in.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
During the recent measles outbreak centered in Texas, the Pandemic Center’s data contradicted Kennedy’s assertions that the crisis was subsiding, Jennifer Nuzzo, the director of the Pandemic Center, told me.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
The totals included two new records, coinciding with a subsiding Middle Tennessee heat wave.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
The city is subsiding by more than 3 millimetres a year, and even in the United Nations’ best-case climate scenario, a third of the metropolis could be underwater or uninhabitable by 2050.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsiding
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In her recommendation to reduce costs, Maeda suggested decreasing bimonthly water meter service charges for single-family utility customers by 25% and increasing the commodity per unit charge by 12% while maintaining the yearly rate of increase.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Hardware sales have been decreasing, which is problematic since subscriptions for connected fitness—arguably the most sustainable segment—rely significantly on consumers owning Peloton equipment.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But while the statement is getting a lot of attention, the far bigger story in Ottawa is the team’s diminishing playoff odds.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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The committee’s Democratic members savaged Rubio for diminishing America’s global role; the meeting grew so rancorous that Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho who was Rubio’s closest friend in the Senate, had to repeatedly bang his gavel to bring order.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Broward County School Board voted Wednesday to close six schools, citing declining enrollment and financial pressures after a daylong meeting that also sparked debate over potential changes to graduation venues.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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But somewhere along the amicable journey toward a more independent Greenland actively involved in its own defense and security, a warming world with its increasingly accessible Arctic resources and declining sea ice caught the attention of nearly all world powers, great and small.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
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This clown falling for all of it.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
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When the New Year's rain began falling, coupled with a king tide, some towns in Marin got pretty soggy.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Think of deductions as shrinking your tax bill.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Sea ice is shrinking at a rapid rate.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Observers expected Powell to follow that tradition, especially after the Fed reappointed the regional presidents, easing fears that Trump would purge them to stack the Federal Open Market Committee with his loyalists.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Gusty north winds are expected that day before gradually easing on Thursday.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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They wed in September 2021, in the ebbing months of the pandemic.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Jan. 2026
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The state’s political appetite to keep transitioning away from oil has been clearly ebbing as residents balk at the cost of everything in California, most notably the chronically high cost of gasoline and the periodic spikes during a hiccup in production.—
Tom Philp,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Subsiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsiding. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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