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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
Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Dray also highlighted Honeywell’s strong and enduring core businesses, which subsiding headwinds from here should allow the market to focus better on.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 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
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
Dray also highlighted Honeywell’s strong and enduring core businesses, which subsiding headwinds from here should allow the market to focus better on.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 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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As Arizona squeezes more money from its decreasing share of river water, freighting every drop with critical industries and a booming housing market, the price of water is bound to keep climbing.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The effect of climate change on traditional bear food sources, a steep population decline in rural areas, and the decreasing number of hunters have been cited as factors driving the rise in bear encounters.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Business leaders say that such policies risk accelerating an exodus of companies, diminishing the city’s commercial tax base, and ultimately affecting services and jobs essential to millions of New Yorkers.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Autophagy means detecting and removing cells that are declining in functional capacity and replacing them with new cells.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, Gallup's polling also shows declining support among Republicans.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Yet in practice, America is now collecting billions from importers, much of it falling on carbon-intensive goods and places.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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To add 5,000 homes, millions of square feet of office space, half a million square feet of retail and 1,000 hotel rooms, developers cut down 1,400 acres of forest in a city where the tree canopy is steadily shrinking.—
Khadejeh Nikouyeh,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Its high cost is due to a combination of huge demand and shrinking stocks, coupled with a laborious extraction process.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Consumer prices in China unexpectedly rose last month, new data showed Sunday, a sign that deflationary pressures on the world’s second-largest economy may be easing.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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This comes amid wider Russian attack on cities closer to Ukraine's front-line regions, signaling that Moscow has no intention of easing up its targeting of infrastructure or agreeing to any ceasefire.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Rising drug and hospital costs are often cited as major culprits for rising health insurance costs, and neither shows signs of ebbing.—
Phil Galewitz,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Subsiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsiding. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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