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as in deteriorated
to become worse or of less value
the fortunes of the town slowly ebbed as factory after textile factory closed
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as in subsided
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
the howling winds ebbed as the hurricane moved into the interior
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Recent Examples of ebbed
By the end of the year, the epidemic in Chihuahua state finally ebbed.
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Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
And his fascination with Xi hasn’t ebbed.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
The K-pop concert touring market has ebbed and flowed over the last handful of years.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Admittedly, Hollywood’s infatuation with the festival has ebbed and flowed over the years, but 2026 seems like a rare outlier.
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Since then, killings have ebbed from the record high of 81 in 2022.
—Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026
During my second pregnancy and for more than a year after giving birth to my second child, depressive periods ebbed and flowed, growing deeper and longer each time.
—Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
Its business niche of food production never ebbed.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
With both games kicking off at 3pm UK time, the news of each other’s fortunes was drip-fed to the fans — via smartphones rather than the transistor radios of the past — around Molineux and the London Stadium as emotions ebbed and flowed.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
And his fascination with Xi hasn’t ebbed.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
The K-pop concert touring market has ebbed and flowed over the last handful of years.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Admittedly, Hollywood’s infatuation with the festival has ebbed and flowed over the years, but 2026 seems like a rare outlier.
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Since then, killings have ebbed from the record high of 81 in 2022.
—Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026
During my second pregnancy and for more than a year after giving birth to my second child, depressive periods ebbed and flowed, growing deeper and longer each time.
—Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
Its business niche of food production never ebbed.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
With both games kicking off at 3pm UK time, the news of each other’s fortunes was drip-fed to the fans — via smartphones rather than the transistor radios of the past — around Molineux and the London Stadium as emotions ebbed and flowed.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ebbed
Verb
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The leaders best positioned through each of these disruptions were not the ones calling us when the situation deteriorated, but those who had already built their structure during the quiet years.—
Dwayne Chauhan,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Over the course of the next hour, the weather deteriorated rapidly.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Once his symptoms subsided, he was transferred to another room, and at least 50 people lined the hallways and cheered him on during the move.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Although fighting largely subsided weeks ago, the Strait of Hormuz, remains blocked.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
16 May 2026
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Drought conditions have worsened the spread of the wheat streak mosaic virus and barley yellow dwarf virus, which impact the potential of the crop.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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After that year, our situation worsened.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
Verb
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In 2024, that decreased to 20 percent.—
Ashley Wu,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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School enrollment numbers have decreased markedly in Connecticut in the past two years.—
Sasha Allen,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
Verb
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A lot of the old ways and structures the industry was built around have shifted or crumbled.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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One gentle nudge and Minnesota crumbled, 139-109, to end this Western Conference semifinal.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Another theory suggests regulatory changes in China a few years ago appear to have diminished the availability of precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl.—
Mike Stobbe,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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The roles of China and Russia, as Iran’s allies, are strengthened; the role of the United States, substantially diminished.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Surveillance video captured the dramatic end to the crash, including when a man flew out of the truck, rolled onto the ground and stood up before law enforcement descended on the scene.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Outside the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson descended the stairs to a lectern.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Verb
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But they were felled by poor shooting Friday, making just 35% overall and were particularly bad from long range.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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But before he was felled at age 68 by a heart attack, Joiner had shared what was in the briefcase with the lead Louisiana State Police investigator on the case, Stefan Montgomery, Joiner's son and the LSP confirmed.—
Stephanie Gosk,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Ebbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ebbed. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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