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as in subsides
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
interest in the author's home abated as her novels waned in popularity
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as in reduces
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
a couple of aspirin should abate the pain
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as in abolishes
to put an end to by formal action
asked the appellate court to abate the lower court's ruling allowing the patient to be removed from life support
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as in subtracts
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
I managed to get the used car dealer to abate $200 from the sticker price
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as in deprives
to take something away from
recurring problems could not abate her of her enthusiasm for the project
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Recent Examples of abates
Armour hooks my arm, and the panic abates.
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Adam Erace,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
Preserving dam integrity across northern Michigan will be important to the region once the crisis abates, said Sharen Lange, a Cheboygan business owner active in economic development, including on Cheboygan Commons.
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CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
The device abates severe symptoms such as stomach aches, back aches, sweats and the inability to keep food down, according to George Rizk, an executive board member with NET Recovery.
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Bri Buckley,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
McClindon and fellow council aide Nelly Rocha were both homeless for years before Houston hired them at his previous job with the Oakland Beautification Council, which abates graffiti from public properties.
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Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2025
Amen emphasized that some people may feel more tired at first, but this side effect usually abates.
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Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Abducting the children abates her illness.
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Andy Crump,
Time,
9 Aug. 2025
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
Preserving dam integrity across northern Michigan will be important to the region once the crisis abates, said Sharen Lange, a Cheboygan business owner active in economic development, including on Cheboygan Commons.
—
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
The device abates severe symptoms such as stomach aches, back aches, sweats and the inability to keep food down, according to George Rizk, an executive board member with NET Recovery.
—
Bri Buckley,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
McClindon and fellow council aide Nelly Rocha were both homeless for years before Houston hired them at his previous job with the Oakland Beautification Council, which abates graffiti from public properties.
—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2025
Amen emphasized that some people may feel more tired at first, but this side effect usually abates.
—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Abducting the children abates her illness.
—
Andy Crump,
Time,
9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abates
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After the laughter ringing through the room subsides, though, Abela does allow for a moment of reverence — for the HBO drama if not for the disreputable people who populate it.
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Then the climax subsides for a lovely coda of strings, accompanied by a denouement in which the now casually clad, contemporary-looking singer smashes up her play set in the apartment where she’s presumably been brooding over all this stuff.
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Good posture helps prevent aches in the back, neck and shoulders, reduces joint wear and lowers the risk of sports injuries, according to Cleveland Clinic.
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Skipping the stove and oven also reduces indoor heat, so lean on cold sandwiches, salads and no-cook meals during the worst hours.
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.
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The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.
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The upward revision can be attributed to a downward revision on imports, which subtracts from GDP.
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The Montreal experimental trio subtracts drums and enfolds itself within resonant, rumbling guitar tones that summon otherworldly emotion.
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Virginia's enforcement of the new ban is a pattern or practice of conduct by the commonwealth's law enforcement officers that deprives the citizens of Virginia of their constitutional right to buy and sell arms protected by the Second Amendment.
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Cleage gives the women plenty of substance, though her novelistic mode — more telling than showing — deprives her drama of style.
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Previous research has demonstrated that direct exposure to nature significantly reduces physiological stress, lowers heart rates and decreases levels of stress hormones, like cortisol.
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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.
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In most lakes oxygen content diminishes rapidly at depths below 35 feet.
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None of this diminishes the responsibility of wealthy countries.
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The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.
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To offset some of the cost of the cuts, the law repeals several existing tax credits and sales tax exemptions, including incentives tied to teleworking expenses, electric and hybrid vehicles, and medical equipment manufacturing.
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